Measles outbreak in Texas could take a year to contain--local health official

Texas public health official predicts the measles outbreak could take a year to contain The director of public health for the city of Lubbock said Tuesday that uptake of the measles vaccine “has definitely been a struggle,” and that the outbreak will be "large." Helen Branswell STAT

The expanding measles outbreak that has spread from West Texas into New Mexico and Oklahoma could take a year to contain, a public health leader in the area where the outbreak started warned on Tuesday.

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