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The president's anti-vaccine messaging and cuts to public health workers aren't helping as Texas faces a measles outbreak.

The measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 124 cases mostly in children and in those who are unvaccinated, according to state data published Tuesday.

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Gabriel Benavidez, Ph.D., epidemiologist and assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Baylor University’s ...

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What began as an outbreak in a tight-knit Mennonite community with low vaccine uptake has expanded to other under-vaccinated communities.

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham said the best protection against the measles is the vaccine as the outbreak expands in neighboring Texas.

It can spread rapidly in communities with low vaccination rates, and initially results in symptoms including a high fever, a ...

Health experts say low vaccination rates are fueling outbreaks of the contagious disease that was considered to be eliminated ...

Texas is in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in decades, with 90 cases across 7 counties. Here’s what to know.

For most people, the MMR vaccine should provide a lifetime of immunity but the CDC said some people should get a booster.