While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) generally issued disease outbreak alerts for other countries, it issued an official Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory (CDCHAN-00522) to notify clinicians, public health officials, and potential travelers about a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.
On March 7, 2025, areas in Texas (Lubbock, Houston, and Austin) and New Mexico reported 208 confirmed cases associated with this outbreak (198 in Texas and 10 in New Mexico). As a part of this outbreak, two deaths have been reported: one in Texas and one in New Mexico.
This HAN stated, ‘With spring and summer travel season approaching… more cases are expected as this outbreak continues to expand.’
Talk to your doctor about the MMR vaccine, especially if you or your child plan to travel to an area with an ongoing outbreak. As of March 2025, various MMR vaccines are available.
If you plan to travel internationally, check your destination and the CDC’s Global Measles Travel Health Notice for more travel health advice. The Notice includes 57 countries where measles outbreaks have been reported.
Furthermore, after domestic travel to an area with an ongoing outbreak or international travel, watch for signs and symptoms of measles for three weeks after returning to the United States.
The positive news from the CDC is that ‘The risk for widespread measles outbreaks in the United States remains low.’
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