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The Houston Health Department said Friday it has identified two cases of measles in adults who’ve recently traveled internationally, the first cases in Houston since 2018. The adults live in the ...
Here's how schools and universities in Houston are handling news of the outbreak. Houston ISD. Data from the 2023-24 school year indicates that around 94% of the district's kindergartners and 7th ...
A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. The Houston Health Department on Sunday confirmed the city’s third case ...
Before immunization was widely available in the United States, there were between three and four million cases of measles each year. After immunization ...
The Houston outbreak comes as new cases of measles are being confirmed in Washington state on a daily basis, and other cases have been confirmed in Oregon, Georgia, and New York.
An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.
HOUSTON — Researchers developed a groundbreaking early detection method that identified the measles virus in Houston wastewater samples in January, days before official cases were reported.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston health officials announced that there is a third confirmed case of measles in our area. The case involves an unvaccinated infant who was exposed to measles during ...
HOUSTON — Houston's chief medical officer reassured people that the city's recent measles case is no cause for alarm, emphasizing the importance of vaccination as the best preventive measure.
An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.
An outbreak detection program found the presence of the measles virus in samples of Houston wastewater in early January 2025, before cases were reported, new findings show. The findings were ...
Houston identifies two cases of measles in adults, city's first cases since 2018. By Evan MacDonald, Staff writer Jan 17, 2025. This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control ...