Feb 26 (Reuters) - A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

 

The child, who was not vaccinated against the disease, died overnight in a children's hospital, the Texas health department said in a statement.

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