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Measles cases in Texas are rising, with five new counties now added to the outbreak zone, the Texas Department of State Health Services said on Monday.
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Texas has officially surpassed 500 confirmed cases of measles since the start of the year.
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So far, 12% of the CDC-confirmed cases have led to hospitalization, and in February, an unvaccinated, school-age child in Texas died of the infection, making them the first person to die of measles i...

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