Lubbock health officials provide details on measles case in city
6 days ago · The measles vaccine (MMR) is highly effective and can prevent or lessen the severity of the virus. Lubbock health officials assure the public there is an ample supply of the MMR vaccine available.
WATCH: Lubbock Public Health discusses positive measles case
Jan 29, 2025 · Lubbock Public Health says an area school aged child who was recently treated at a Lubbock healthcare facility has tested positive for measles. Lubbock Public Health is working with South Plains Public Health District and the healthcare facility to determine any exposures within Lubbock. There are ...
Unvaccinated child tests positive for measles in Lubbock, officials …
Jan 29, 2025 · Lubbock Public Health says an area school aged child who was recently treated at a Lubbock healthcare facility has tested positive for measles. Lubbock Public Health is working with South Plains ...
State health officials urge vigilance as additional measles cases are ...
Jan 23, 2025 · The Texas Department of State Health Services is announcing two confirmed cases of measles in residents of Gaines County. Both cases are in unvaccinated school age children who were hospitalized in Lubbock and have since been discharged. DSHS is supporting the South Plains Public Health District and Lubbock Public Health in the disease ...
Texas confirms measles cases in Harris and Lubbock counties
6 days ago · According to the Texas Tribune, two additional cases have been reported in Lubbock, a first in more than 20 years.The last measles case in Lubbock County was in 2004.
Lubbock officials urge vaccination after area’s first measles ... - MSN
LUBBOCK, Texas — Lubbock Public Health hosted a Q&A session on Thursday afternoon regarding the recent case of measles at a local healthcare facility and encouraged everyone to make sure they ...
Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the …
5 days ago · Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Meanwhile, measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.
At least four measles cases reported in Texas | The Texas Tribune
Jan 30, 2025 · At least four cases of measles, including two involving school-aged children, have been reported in Texas in less than two weeks, putting state health agencies on alert. For some communities,...
State health officials report 4 measles cases in Texas - Spectrum …
5 days ago · TEXAS — The Texas Department of State Health Services this week reported two confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. The patients are school-aged children who were hospitalized in Lubbock and have since been released. The health department earlier in January reported two cases in Harris County involving patients who are unvaccinated.
Quick takes: Measles in Texas, Marburg death, more polio cases
5 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services said the children were hospitalized in Lubbock and have since been discharged. The four cases announced this month are the first Texas measles cases since 2023. One more death has been recorded in Tanzania's Marburg outbreak, raising the death toll to 10 according to a weekly update made by the ...
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