A school -age child not vaccinated in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak in the western part of the state that has infected more than 100 people.
The spokeswoman for the city of Lubbock, Lauren Adams, confirmed the death of ABC News on Wednesday.
In a press release, the Department of Health Services of the State of Texas (DSHS) said that the child was hospitalized in Lubbock, located in the northwest of Texas, last week and gave positive for measles.
A person’s body is covered with an eruption, measles in this file without date.
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Until Wednesday, 124 measles cases have been confirmed, according to DSH data.
Almost all cases are found in unvaccinated individuals or individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, and 18 people have been hospitalized so far, DSHS said.
Children and adolescents between 5 and 17 represent most cases with 62, followed by 39 cases between children 4 years or less.
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