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Organism, Causative Agent, or Etiologic Agent
Measles virus is a paramyxovirus from the genus Morbillivirus.
Texas has seen an increase of measles cases in 2019. Texas has twenty-two (22) confirmed cases of measles in twelve (12) counties: four counties (5 cases) in PHR 2/3, four counties (7 cases) in PHR 6/5S, two counties (2 cases) in PHR 7, two counties (2 cases) in PHR 8, and one county (6 cases) in PHR 9/10 as of 1/22/2020.
2019 Measles Health Advisory (PDF)
*Data is provisional as of 1/22/2020. (Click for a larger map image.)
Table 1 -
Measles Cases by Public Health Region (PHR) and County, Texas, 2019
|
PHR
|
Number of Cases
|
|
Region
2/3
|
5
|
|
Collin County
|
2
|
|
Dallas County
|
1
|
|
Denton County
|
1
|
|
Tarrant
County
|
1
|
|
Region
6/5S
|
7
|
|
Galveston County
|
1
|
|
Harris County
|
4
|
|
Jefferson County
|
1
|
|
Montgomery County
|
1
|
|
Region
7
|
2
|
|
Bell County
|
1
|
| Travis County | 1 |
|
Region
8
|
2
|
|
Bexar County
|
1
|
|
Guadalupe County
|
1
|
|
Region
9/10
|
6
|
|
El Paso County
|
6
|
|
Total
|
22
|
|
Age
Range of Confirmed Measles Cases, Texas, 2019*
|
|
Age Range
|
Number of Cases
|
|
<18
years
|
9
|
|
18+
years
|
13
|
|
Total
|
22
|
|
*Data is provisional as of 1/22/2020 and is subject to change.
|
|
Vaccination Status of Confirmed Measles Cases, Texas, 2019*
|
|
Vaccination status**
|
Number of Cases
|
|
0
doses
|
3
|
|
1
dose
|
7
|
|
2
dose
|
1
|
|
2
or more doses
|
2
|
|
Vaccinated,
unknown number of doses
|
4
|
|
Unknown
status
|
5
|
|
Other
documented evidence of immunity
|
0
|
|
Total
|
22
|
|
*Data is provisional as of 1/22/2020 and is subject to change.
|
|
**Doses refers to doses of measles-containing vaccine received. |