measles

A total of five cases have now been confirmed, the county's health authority said. All individuals live in the same household.

Just one year after the worst measles outbreak in the country began in West Texas, public health officials said the U.S. could lose its measles elimination status. Public health leaders from North Texas and Lubbock warn declining vaccination rates could increase risk of future measles outbreaks.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week immunization recommendations will be slashed from 17 to 11. But Dallas County will stay the course.

In South Carolina, more than 130 schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

Health officials have not confirmed a new case in the affected counties in more than 42 days, passing the threshold used to declare measles outbreaks over. The last outbreak-related case in Texas was on July 1, according to state data.

Dallas County Health and Human Services said the case involves a woman in her 20s who is fully vaccinated.

Collin County has had its third confirmed measles case in McKinney.

Gilbert Handal witnessed the devastating toll of measles on children in a Chilean hospital before the vaccine. Now, he warns of the dangers of forgetting that past.

The two cases were confirmed as part of the outbreak by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Tuesday.

It’s not clear where the two patients contracted the disease.

Denton County Public Health reported the first case of measles in the county Wednesday afternoon. The infected person is an adult with unknown vaccination status, DCPH reports.

Tarrant County Public Health received a report of a measles exposure at Texas Live! and Globe Life Field April 19.