Measles Outbreaks and Decline in Texas and Oklahoma

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A measles outbreak in a West Texas Mennonite community highlights the clash between evidence-based public health efforts and anti-vaccine misinformation, with community distrust, alternative treatments, and high-profile anti-vaccine advocates complicating containment and prevention efforts, ultimately leading to preventable deaths and a public health crisis.
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- Tarrant County in the clear as measles cases drop in Texas. Here’s why Fort Worth Report
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