Texas measles outbreak spreads to Oklahoma with two cases

[thewayne]

No information has been revealed about the OK cases: age, vaccination status, location, etc., hopefully it will be revealed with time. Currently OK officials are saying that this "does not pose a public health risk", I officially am saying bull. We have two DOCUMENTED cases in Oklahoma - we don't know where, we don't know how many infected people are not yet showing symptoms. We don't know where they were exposed, or even if they were exposed in Texas - or New Mexico. It's less than a three hour drive from Lubbock to Oklahoma, which is not very far. We don't know how long they were symptomatic and spreading germs before they were diagnosed and presumably isolated.

The death in New Mexico was not uncovered until it was was tested post-mortem. Without more information revealed, it is a public health risk.

I wouldn't call this a spillover unless the cases are definitely adjacent to Texas. The fact that Oklahoma is adjacent to Texas is ridiculous, what if the cases are in the NE corner of OK?

In the realm of updated numbers, Oklahoma kindergartners are only 88% vaccinated with MMR, whereas the ideal herd immunity level is 95% or above. TX case count is up to 223, that's +25 since Friday.

NM is up to 33, 27 were unvaccinated and the remainder are vax status unknown.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/texas-measles-outbreak-spills-into-third-state-as-cases-reach-258/

Comments

[disneydream06]

Thank you Oklahoma for reassuring me that there is nothing to worry about.
UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs, Jon

[thewayne]

I read another article today that the two OK cases self-isolated when they began suspecting symptoms.  Nice to see some sanity.  California, New York, and Delaware (IIRC) now have single cases.

[disneydream06]

Here we go again. :o :o :o

Minnesota had an outbreak a few years ago, so maybe we will luck out this time. :o

[silveradept]

It's so frustrating to see this happen, something where we supposedly knew it was licked and have the tools for defeating it, and then finding out there are so many who didn't avail themselves of those tools, or who are vulnerable minors whose parents chose not to use those tools.

[thewayne]

Completely agreed.

[acelightning73]

I saw a short video in which a doctor told a woman to get her children vaccinated against common diseases. "Oh, no, vaccines are toxic!" One of her kids got measles, and became seriously ill. She said, "Why can't medical science CURE this disease?" and the doctor reminded her that she refused to get her children vaccinated, which is how medical science reacts to contagious diseases.

[ndrosen]

I completely agree as well.

[acelightning73]

I had measles when I was about ten years old. I suppose this takes the place of being vaccinated.