Overview

• Texas has confirmed 729 measles cases since late January, with a net gain of one case this week and the first infection recorded in Brewster County.
• The outbreak has hospitalized 94 people and caused two fatalities among unvaccinated school-aged children in West Texas.
• Nearly 95% of Texas infections are in unvaccinated individuals, while only 19 fully vaccinated people have contracted measles.
• Collin County and Colorado health departments have issued public alerts after exposures at McKinney fitness centers, restaurants and at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
• Nationwide, more than 1,000 measles cases have emerged in at least 32 states in 2025, prompting expanded MMR vaccination efforts.