New cases of measles have been reported since the first death in West -Texas in the midst of the current outbreak.
The child patientWho lived in Gaines County died on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas, according to a statement of health officials.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the child would be “school-going” and non-vaccinated. Identity and gender were not announced.
First measles death reported in West -Texas in the midst of growing outbreak
A total of 124 Cases of measles have been confirmed since the end of January (from 25 February) in the outbreak of West Texas.
New cases of measles have been reported since the first death in West -Texas in the midst of the constant outbreak. (Istock)
Most cases are in children and a total of 18 people were admitted to the hospital, the DSHS reported in a press release.
Cases of measles have also been reported in other states.
The outbreak of measles continues to worsen in children in this American state
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has an outbreak of the very contagious Virus in Lea County, near Gaines County, Texas.
According to the NMDOH website, a total of nine cases were confirmed in the province on 25 February.
Four of them are between 5 and 17 years old and five are adults.
According to reports, most cases have involved patients who have not been vaccinated. (Istock)
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has also reported three total cases of measles.
The first was reported on February 14 in a non -vaccinated person, according to a press release.
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The infected person is said to have traveled internationally and visited the Emergency Department in the Englewood Hospital in Bergen County on 9 February.
The extra two cases influenced people who had close contact with the first person, mentioned local reports.
‘Wild contagious’
The senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel from Fox News weighed on Wednesday at the first death of the first measles, and called vaccination non-compliance as the likely reason that the disease spreads through Texas and now to New Mexico.
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Siegel suggested that high exemption percentages for youth vaccinesWho are now less than 85% compliance are the culprit. Most cases have taken place in non-vaccinated persons, mainly school-going children.
“Keep in mind that for herd -immunity (where those who cannot be vaccinated because they are pregnant or immunocomromized and cannot take a living vaccine, we need a vaccination percentage of around 95%,” he said Fox News Digital.
“In Texas it is currently at 91%and there are more bills for further exemptions before the state legislator.”
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The doctor emphasized that measles are “wildly contagious about non -vaccinated individuals” and that the hospitalization is one in five, according to CDC data.
When Pneumonia can occur In one of the 20 cases of measles, Siegel said that this could explain the recent death of measles.
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“Of the 124 patients so far there are 18 hospital admissions, probably most from pneumonia,” he shared. “There are probably hundreds of more cases that are not reported.”
