Public health officials in New Mexico have said they suspect some of the state's cases are linked to the Texas outbreak, but haven't confirmed it. Measles is a highly contagious disease. Here's what you should know about how to protect yourself against measles,

Rural West Texas has 58 measles cases, and there are eight cases in neighboring eastern New Mexico. Here's what to know about measles and this outbreak.

The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in West Texas has grown to 58 cases, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in West Texas has grown to 58, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

A fast-growing measles outbreak has infected dozens in Texas and New Mexico as officials suspect the highly contagious disease continues to spread. In just two weeks, an outbreak in West Texas jumped from two cases among unvaccinated children in Gaines County to 49 people across four counties,

Brownfield, Texas — The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said Tuesday, and 18 people are hospitalized.

The Texas health department said all but 23 of the cases are patients ages 17 and under. Eighteen people are hospitalized.

A highly infectious and airborne disease, Measles cases continue to climb because it’s so easily transmitted. “Airborne disease means if somebody coughs, somebody sneezes that disease that infection is going to hang in the air.

The Hays County Health Department said a Gaines County resident visited San Marcos, where Texas State is located, on Feb. 14. That individual has since tested positive for measles.

The number of confirmed measles cases reported in an outbreak in West Texas is now at 124, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update Tuesday, an increase of 34 since late last week.

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