Overview

• Officials declared the outbreak over after more than 42 days without new cases in counties that had shown ongoing transmission.
• The outbreak produced 762 confirmed cases, nearly 100 hospitalizations and two child deaths, accounting for over half of the 1,356 measles cases reported in the US this year.
• More than 94% of cases were in unvaccinated individuals and two-thirds occurred in children and teens, with Gaines County’s underimmunized community hit hardest.
• The state spent over $10 million on a comprehensive response including widespread testing, vaccination clinics with accelerated dosing, disease monitoring and public education.
• Texas will stop updating its public dashboard but continue surveillance and urge health care providers to remain vigilant as national measles activity continues and vaccination gaps persist.