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40 new cases of measles reported in Texas as outbreak grows to 198: Officials

Saturday, March 8 by ABC News

(GAINES COUNTY, Texas) -- The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 198, with 40 cases reported over the last three days, according to new data released Friday.Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or... Read More.

Over a dozen new measles cases in Texas outbreak in less than a week: Officials

Wednesday, March 5 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday.The Texas Department of State Health Services updated its website with the new numbers Tuesday... Read More.

CDC says it is monitoring unknown disease in Congo

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an unknown disease that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency said in a statement on Monday."CDC is monitoring the situation closely and engaging with DRC officials on... Read More.

Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?

Saturday, March 1 by ABC News

Measles virus particle, illustration. (Photo by KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Via Getty)(NEW YORK) -- Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several weeks, sickening people in at least nine states amid a growing outbreak in western Texas.Several people have been hospitalized and... Read More.

Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, children and teens most impacted

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(GAINES COUNTY, Texas) -- The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 146, according to new data released Friday.Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, with 79 unvaccinated... Read More.

What to know about measles

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Before there was a vaccine in 1963, measles infected millions and killed hundreds of people in the U.S. every year. Now, with the first measles death occurring in over a decade, doctors warn that declining vaccination rates are bringing the disease... Read More.

Some experts question RFK Jr. calling measles outbreak not unusual

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In his first public comments on the measles outbreak hitting West Texas and New Mexico, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic whose first steps in combatting the outbreak will be closely watched, said his department... Read More.

Major medical groups push back against Trump administrations sex-based definitions

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Some major medical associations are pushing back against the Department of Health and Human Services' updated definitions of biological sex in federal policy in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order.HHS issued new guidance on Feb. 19 where it said... Read More.

Over 60 deaths linked to unknown disease in Congo: WHO

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) -- At least 60 people have died and over 1,000 more have been sickened by a deadly "unknown disease" spreading in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said.Local health officials in Congo are partnering... Read More.

Measles cases reported in New Jersey, Kentucky amid ongoing outbreak in Texas

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More measles cases are being confirmed across the United States as health officials work to treat patients in an ongoing outbreak in Texas.The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and the Franklin County Health Department announced on Wednesday a confirmed case... Read More.