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According to health officials, five measles cases have been confirmed in South Texas, including four children under 2 years old.
The cases, which were announced Monday, include three in the Houston area, one in Galveston County and one in Montgomery County. A sixth possible case in Texas awaits laboratory confirmation. The announcement comes as a measles outbreak hits the Pacific Northwest, where more than 50 cases have been confirmed.
Officials urge that the infectious virus, which was eradicated in the United States in 2000 as a result of vaccination, be vaccinated, but arrive periodically with overseas travelers. According to the Houston Chronicle, health officials have learned that the four children who became ill had received their first measles vaccine. The second is given between 4 and 6 years.
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