After 42 days without a confirmed case, The Texas Department of State Health Services has declared their current measles outbreak over, according to an announcement.
The outbreak consisted of 762 known cases in 2025, more than half of confirmed measles cases nationwide. The Department warned that even though the current outbreak is over, there are still other outbreaks across the country, and it is probable that there will be additional cases in Texas in 2025. They recommend that health providers continue testing for measles in suspected patients. They also recommend vaccination as the best prevention strategy.
The Department’s Commissioner Jennifer A. Shuford, MD, MPH expressed her gratitude towards Texas’s healthcare professionals in the following statement: “I want to highlight the tireless work of the public health professionals across the state who contributed to the containment of one of the most contagious viruses. We arrived at this point through a comprehensive outbreak response that included testing, vaccination, disease monitoring and educating the public about measles through awareness campaigns. I also want to recognize the many healthcare professionals who identified and treated cases of a virus that most providers had never seen in person before this outbreak.”
