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    Second person dies in US measles outbreak


    A measles outbreak in the American southwest has killed a second person, an unvaccinated adult, New Mexico health officials have said.

    The fatality comes roughly a week after measles took the life of an unvaccinated child in nearby Texas, the first US death from the disease since 2015.

    Measles, which was considered "eliminated" in the US in 2000, is spreading quickly in Texas, with the state identifying 198 cases as of Friday, nearly 30 more since the state's last report on Tuesday. In the same span the number of cases in neighbouring New Mexico tripled, to 30.

    The disease has also been reported in other states and across Canada, as well.

    The person who died in New Mexico was a resident of Lea County, about 50 miles (80km) from Gaines County, Texas, where the outbreak appears to be centred.

    One in every five measles cases requires hospitalisation and about three in every 1,000 cases results in death, the New Mexico health department said on Thursday.

    Still, the two deaths are jarring to many in a country that, before last week, had not recorded anyone killed by measles since 2015. The 2015 death was the first one attributed to measles in the US since 2003.

    Posted by John3262005

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    1. Obamna08 on

      Don’t worry! HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said that this is “not unusual”, we’re in good hands here!

    3. CluelessChem on

      I feel like the summary at the end about RFK supporting vaccines in the Fox News Op Ed doesn’t really give you a good idea of the whole picture. RFK said “the decision to vaccinate is a personal one” and also emphasized that vitamin A can “dramatically” reduce deaths from the disease. In an interview earlier in the week, he said Texas doctors are giving steroids and cod liver oil to measles patients and getting very good results.

      Reality: Measles is a HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS disease and the real way to deal with an outbreak is to VACCINATE PEOPLE and aim for herd immunity.

      [https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-5320352/measles-rfk-west-texas-outbreak](https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-5320352/measles-rfk-west-texas-outbreak)

      [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/well/measles-outbreaks-texas-rfk-jr.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/well/measles-outbreaks-texas-rfk-jr.html)

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