A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak – the first US measles death since 2015
Texas officials on Wednesday announced the first measles death in the state's ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease. A Gaines County resident died in Lubbock, Zach Holbrooks, public health director and executive director of the South Plains Public Health District, said in an email. The person's age is unclear.
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