2nd child measles death in Texas
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As of Monday morning, at least 569 measles cases have been reported in at least three states, including in Oklahoma.
From KOCO Oklahoma City
A second child with measles has died in Texas, a local hospital spokesperson confirmed on Sunday, as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been recorded in recent weeks.
From Reuters
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These numbers are just a slight increase from last week, when the OSDH reported seven confirmed measles cases and two probable cases.
Oklahoma is reporting one new confirmed measles case. The agency provided a notice for a public setting exposure site at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant & Lounge in Weatherford from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on March 19. As of Tuesday, Oklahoma has reported eight confirmed measles cases and two probable cases.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) said there are now nine cases of measles among unvaccinated people in Oklahoma, with seven of those cases being confirmed.
12don MSN
Oklahoma now has nine measles cases in the northeastern part of the state, which is five more than the week before, according to the latest update.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is investigating a potential measles exposure in OKC after a person with a confirmed case was in public while contagious.
There are now seven confirmed cases of measles in Oklahoma and two other cases listed as probable, according to an update on Tuesday from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. OSDH says the nine total cases are among unvaccinated individuals in northeastern Oklahoma,
The potential exposure occurred between 6:15 and 10 p.m. on March 23 at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health. Locations listed within the hospital include the main entrance atrium, atrium elevators to the lower level and emergency department. The virus can linger in the air for about two hours after an infected individual has left the room.
The U.S. now has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024, with Texas reporting another large jump in cases and hospitalizations on Friday.
The United States recorded three measles deaths in the first 24 years of this century. In just over three months of 2025, it has equaled that number. The most recent patient, an 8-year-old unvaccinated and previously healthy girl in West Texas, died late last week.
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