Measles cases surpass 500; outbreak could last for months

The number of measles cases in West Texas and the Panhandle has surpassed 500, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported. Health experts say the outbreak likely will continue to grow and could last for months.Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, The News reported. The World Health Organization defines that as the “absence of endemic measles transmission” ...

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