At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.

Texas officials on Wednesday announced the first measles death in the state's ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease. The death, of a school-age child, is the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An unvaccinated school-aged child has died in the measles outbreak in Texas, which has seen 124 reported cases of the disease. It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. Pediatrician and infectious disease specialist Dr.

An unvaccinated child has died as the Texas measles outbreak reaches 124 cases. Public health officials also warn of potential spread in San Marcos and San Antonio.

The first person known to have died from measles in the U.S. in a decade was announced by health officials on Wednesday and described as a "school-aged child" who perished in a children's hospital in West Texas,

An unvaccinated child in west Texas died from measles this week, according to a Wednesday news release from the Texas Department of State Health Services. This is the first death from the west Texas measles outbreak that began late last month, and is the first death from measles in the United States since 2015.

A child hospitalized with measles in West Texas has died. It's the first death in an outbreak that began last month.

The measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 124 cases mostly in children and in those who are unvaccinated, according to state data published Tuesday.