Measles Outbreak In Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma Reaches 321 Cases

CNN (3/18, Mukherjee) says a Tuesday update indicates 321 measles cases have been reported across Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, an increase of 25 cases since Friday. Texas has “reported 279 outbreak-associated cases, New Mexico has reported 38 cases, and Oklahoma had previously reported four cases. Thirty-eight patients have been hospitalized, an increase of two over last week. Ninety-five cases are in children up to age 4, and 130 are among young people ages 5 to 17. Cases have been identified in 11 Texas counties and two New Mexico counties.”