The Texas Department of State Health Services this week reported a measles outbreak involving school children in Gaines County, which is located southwest of Lubbock. In a statement yesterday, the DSHS said six cases have been reported in people whose symptoms began over the past 2 weeks. All are unvaccinated residents of Gaines County. Elsewhere, the Georgia Department of Public Health today reported two more measles cases in unvaccinated Atlanta residents. The patients are family members of a case confirmed in January.
