According to the new data released on Friday, the number of measles cases related to outbreak in western Texas has increased to 90.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, almost all cases are in individuals or individuals or individuals whose vaccination is unknown, and 16 people have been hospitalized so far. Five cases include those who have been vaccinated.
A DSHS spokesperson told ABC News earlier that it is the state’s largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years.
Children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 make most cases with 51, followed by 26 cases in children under 4 years of age.
According to DSHS, Gens is the subscription to county outbreak, confirming 57 cases. State health data suggests that the number of vaccine discounts in the county has increased dramatically.
In an uncontrolled stock photo, a young girl is seen with measles on her neck and face.
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About 7.5% of the parents of the kindergarten were parents or guardians who filed for a discount for at least one vaccine in 2013. Ten years later, this number exceeded 17.5% – all of all in Texas, according to state health data, according to state health data, one of the highest, according to state health data,, according to state health data.
Meanwhile, in neighboring New Mexico, Li County confirmed at least nine cases, which is the border of Texas, a spokesman of the state health department on Friday to ABC News.
Disease Control and Prevention Centers have so far confirmed 14 cases in five states so far this year, which has not been included recently cases of Texas or New Mexico or recently confirmed cases in Georgia.
Similarly, for local outbreaks, all the cases confirmed at the national level are among people who are unnatural or whose vaccination status is unknown.
Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known for humans. According to the CDC, just one infected patient can spread nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts.
Health officials are urging anyone, who does not vaccinate measles, kanthamala, rubella (MMR) to get the shot.
CDC currently recommends people to receive two vaccine doses, the first age between 12 to 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years. One dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective.
According to the federal health agency, in the decade before measles vaccine became available, estimated 3 to 4 million people were infected every year.
