1st measles death reported in Texas outbreak

Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years
A child in Texas has died from measles, marking the first fatality in an outbreak that has infected more than 130 people, the state's health department announced Wednesday. "The school-aged child who was not vaccinated was hospitalized in Lubbock last week and tested positive for measles,
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people
A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa Whitfield confirmed the death Wednesday.
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A child in Texas has died from measles, officials said Wednesday, the first known death in the current large outbreak in West Texas and the first death from measles in the country since 2015. The individual, described as a school-aged child, was not vaccinated. The gender and previous health status of the child was not disclosed.
An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015. The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week,
Unvaccinated child dies amid Texas measles outbreak, first death in US since 2015
A school-age child has died of measles in West Texas, the first death from the disease in the U.S. since 2015 according to the CDC.
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The outbreak is primarily affecting West Texas, but officials in San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Marcos are monitoring cases after an infected person recently visited the area, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak is an unvaccinated child, officials say
Lubbock city spokesperson Lauren Adams confirmed the death Wednesday. It wasn't clear the age of the patient, who died overnight.
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First measles death reported in Texas outbreak
A child who was hospitalized with measles has died from the illness in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that has infected more than 120 people​.
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A West Texas person who was hospitalized with measles has died, marking the first death from the illness in an outbreak that began last month in the South Plains region. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa Whitfield confirmed the death Wednesday,
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