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The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has officially declared an end to a measles outbreak in West Texas.

The outbreak, which started in late January, sickened more than 760 people, with two-thirds of the cases in children.

Officials are urging healthcare providers to remain vigilant, as measles outbreaks are still occurring in other parts of the world.

TEXAS - The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has declared an end to a measles outbreak in West Texas that has sickened more than 760 people since late January.

2025 Measles Outbreak Ends

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The state agency announced Monday that it has been more than 42 days since a new case was reported, a benchmark that public health professionals use to declare an outbreak over. The DSHS wi

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