The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow, reaching 561 cases, according to new data published Tuesday.

State health officials on Tuesday said the number of measles cases in the state linked to a West Texas outbreak has grown to 561 since January.

The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease.

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ...

Texas public health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 20 measles cases in the ongoing outbreak, for a total of 561 measles cases reported in the past two and a half months. Four percent of ...

Kennedy has claimed repeatedly that measles cases have “plateaued,” despite contradictory data from his own federal agencies. On Friday, the health department in Texas – the center of the outbreak ...

There are now 712 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. as outbreaks of the highly contagious illness have been reported in Arkansas, Hawaii and Indiana, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

With cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas and other states will have to spend more on public health. The biggest expense of a measles outbreak is the public health response in ...

Cities and states fighting a historic measles outbreak find themselves undermined by the Trump administration as they struggle to provide crucial vaccinations and overcome disinformation. As of this ...