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Texas child is 1st reported US measles death in a decade

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Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130

A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

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Unvaccinated child in Texas dies of measles as outbreak surges past 130 in two states

Texas faces an increasingly severe measles outbreak with over 130 cases and one child fatality amid declining vaccination rates.

Measles death reported in Texas, first in U.S. since 2015

Officials say the school-aged child was not vaccinated and was hospitalized in Lubbock last week after testing positive for measles. This is the first death in the U.S. caused by measles since 2015, according to the CDC.

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