A Second Youngster Dies of Measles in Texas

The measles disaster in West Texas has claimed the lifetime of one other baby, the second dying in an outbreak that has burned via the area and contaminated dozens of residents in bordering states.

The kid, an 8-year-old lady, died early Thursday morning of “measles pulmonary failure” at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, in line with data obtained by The New York Occasions. Her dying is the second confirmed from measles in a decade in the US.

The hospital, a part of UMC Well being System, stated on Sunday that the lady was unvaccinated and had no underlying well being situations.

The primary dying within the West Texas outbreak was an unvaccinated baby who died in February. One other unvaccinated particular person died in New Mexico after testing optimistic for measles, although officers haven’t but to verify that measles was the reason for dying.

Because the outbreak started in late January, West Texas has reported 480 instances of measles and 56 hospitalizations. The outbreak has additionally unfold to bordering states, sickening 54 folks in New Mexico and 10 in Oklahoma.