The outbreak of Texas Western Measles ended

According to a statement on Monday by the Texas Foreign Ministry’s Health Services, the large outbreak of measles in Texas, which has affected 762 people. The agency says more than 42 days have passed since the report of the new case in any of the states that had previously shown evidence of continuous transfer.

This outbreak has helped the worst year for measles in the United States over 30 years. Since August 5, the latest update to Disease Control and Prevention Centers has been reported in total 1,356 confirmed measles across the country this year. For comparison, there were only 285 measles in 2024.

The outbreak of Texas began in January in a rural monument at a low vaccination rate. More than two -thirds of cases reported in the state were in children, and two children in Texas died of a virus. Both were non -vaccinated and had no basic conditions. During the outbreak, 99 people were hospitalized in total, accounting for 13 %.

Measles are a very contagious respiratory disease that can temporarily undermine the immune system and expose people to secondary infections such as pneumonia. In rare cases, it can also lead to brain swelling and prolonged nerve damage. It can also cause pregnancy complications such as premature birth and low birth weight infants. The best way to prevent measles, mumps and measles (MMR) is the best way to prevent the disease. One dose of a vaccine is 93 % against measles, while the two doses are 97 % effective.

If the new cases are not discovered, the prevalence of measles is considered after 42 days because the maximum incubation period is twice as high – the longest time can be exposed to the virus and when symptoms occur.

CDC defines the prevalence as three or more related cases. The prevalence of West Texas is related to things in neighboring countries, Mexico and Canada.

While Texas’s outbreak is over, measles are still reported elsewhere in the country. According to the CDC, 40 other states have reported cases and total 32 US prevalence in 2025, compared to 16 prevalence in 2024.

The continuous prevalence of the state of measles eliminates the country at risk. This determination means that there is no internal expansion in the measles more than 12 months. The United States achieved the situation in 2000 after years of vaccination rates, but lost almost in 2019, when measles were controlled in New York in Orthodox Jewish communities for most years.

With the increase in vaccination rates in the United States, public health researchers warn that the prevalence of measles and other diseases is probably. A recent article reviewed by peers showed that in the current level vaccination rate, measles could restore itself and re -native in the next two decades.