Measles

There were no new measles outbreak cases to report in Texas in the last week, and the number of counties on the Texas active outbreak list has dropped to two.

Texas added seven new confirmed measles cases linked to the outbreak total this week.

The state health department is reporting 744 confirmed cases of measles linked to the West Texas outbreak since January. That is the same number it reported on Tuesday.

The cases were in El Paso and Midland counties.

Measles cases linked to the West Texas outbreak are flat at 742, with no new cases to report for the first time since January.

Each unvaccinated person on a plane with an infected traveler is at high risk for contracting the airborne virus and passing it to others, so the CDC wants travelers to confirm they’ve had both doses of the measles vaccine at least two weeks before they travel.

The total number of confirmed cases linked to the region's measles outbreak is now up to 738.

Ninety- four people have been hospitalized with measles since it first broke out in Gaines County in January.

The total number of measles cases reported in the state since the outbreak began in January is now 728.

The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the case Thursday. Brewster County's top official described it as an 'extremely mild' case in an Alpine man.