Santa Fe, NM (APP) – Public health officials said Tuesday that the outbreak of measles in western Texas has expanded, while a new case has been confirmed near the state letters in New Mexico.
The Texas Department of State Health Services has identified 24 cases of measles in connection with the launch of symbols in the past two weeks. Western Texas has the highest rate in a small county, Guinness County Vaccine discounts In the state
In New Mexico’s neighbor Lee County, residents were informed of the potential exhibition of more and more people in Leongton on Tuesday, along with an unmanned teenage measles infection, as well as the hospital’s emergency room and sixth grade school gymnasium. –
“New Mexico’s youth did not have any recent trip or known cases due to the outbreak of Texas,” the New Mexico Department of Health said in a news release.
Nine measles patients have been admitted to the hospital in Texas. All Certified cases in Guinness County Add unorganized residents.
Measles is a very infectious virus that can survive for two hours in the air. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are sensitive to if they are exposed to the virus, According to US centers for the control and prevention of diseases. Before introducing the vaccine in 1963, the United States saw about 3 million to 4 million cases each year. Now, in a normal year, it is usually less than 200.
Local health officials set up a vaccination clinic last week by local health officials in Guinness County and are offering screening services to residents. The New Mexico Department of Health announced the vaccination clinic without any deployment in Hubs, starting next week.
America saw Increased in cases of measles in 2024In Chicago, including an outbreak that more than 60 became ill.
The Texas law allows children to get discounts from the school vaccine for the reasons for conscience, including religious beliefs. The percentage of exemptions has increased from 0.76 % to 2.32 % last year in 2014 in the past decade. Data from Texas Department of State Health Services.
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