Texas measles outbreak spreads to Oklahoma

The west Texas measles outbreak has now spread to Oklahoma, as well as New Mexico, with more than 258 cases reported Tuesday across the three states.

That number, by early March, was near the total for the entire U.S. last year, where the count was 285, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Since last Friday, the Texas Department of Health Services said 25 more confirmed cases have been reported, bringing that state’s total to 223. New Mexico’s Department of Health reported 33 measles cases, an increase of three from last week…

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