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Second child dies of measles—anti-vaccine advocate reported it before officials
Meanwhile, Edwards treated the siblings of the first child who died of measles. The family…
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Measles quickly spreading in Kansas counties with alarmingly low vaccination
The cases in Kansas are likely part of the mushrooming outbreak that began in West…
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Measles arrives in Kansas, spreads quickly in undervaccinated counties
On Thursday, the county on the northern border of Stevens, Grant County, also reported three…
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US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows
The US has now recorded over 300 measles cases just three months into 2025, exceeding…
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Texas measles outbreak spills into third state as cases reach 258
Texas and New Mexico Meanwhile, the Texas health department on Tuesday provided an outbreak update,…
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Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Cook, along with Lubbock's director of public health, Katherine Wells, said they see no end…
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak
Ongoing outbreak The current outbreak in Texas also involves a close-knit religious community—Mennonites—that has largely…
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Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
In the early 20th century, the American South was crawling with intestinal hookworms. Some initial…
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Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several frontline responders to the ongoing H5N1 bird…
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Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again
A measles outbreak in an area of Texas with abysmal vaccination rates continues to mushroom,…