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Phone 

512-776-7676

Fax

512-776-7616

Mailing Address

Infectious Disease Prevention Section
Mail Code: 1927
PO BOX 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
United States

Physical Address

Infectious Disease Prevention Section
1100 West 49th Street,
Suite G401
Austin, TX 78714
United States

Measles (Rubeola) Data

In 2025, Texas saw the largest number of confirmed measles cases since 1992, when 990 cases were reported in one outbreak. Texas reported a total of 1,097 cases in 1992.
Before 1963, the U.S. had about 500,000 reported measles cases and 500 measles deaths per year. There were epidemic cycles every two to three years. However, experts estimate that the actual number of infections was 3-4 million annually.
Measles was common in children:
- More than half of children had measles by age 6.
- More than 9 in 10 had it by age 15.
After the measles vaccine was introduced in 1963, cases dropped by more than 95 percent, and the two-to-three-year epidemic cycles stopped.
Between 1985 and 1988, two-thirds of school-aged measles cases were in children who had received only one dose of the vaccine.
In 1989, the CDC began recommending a second MMR dose to provide better protection.
From 2000 to 2024, most cases were related to international travel.

**Texas Measles Cases, 2000-2024**
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024*
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	7	0	1	0	6	0	27	10	1	1	1	9	23	0	0	0	3	1

*2024 case count is provisional and subject to change

**Texas Measles Cases by Age Group, 2006-2024**
Age Group (Yrs)	2007	2009	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2023	2024*	Total
<1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
1-4	1	0	1	7	4	0	0	0	1	9	3	0	26
5-9	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
10-14	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
15-19	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	8
20-29	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	4	5	0	0	17
30-39	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	9
40-49	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12
50-59	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
60+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Annual Total	7	1	6	27	10	1	1	1	9	23	3	1	90

*2024 case count is provisional and subject to change

**Texas Measles Cases by County of Residence, 2006-2024**
County	2007	2009	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2023	2024*
Bell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bexar	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Collin	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	0
Dallas	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Denton	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
El Paso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
Fort Bend	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Galveston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Guadalupe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Harris	4	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	4	0	1
Hood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jefferson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
McCulloch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Montgomery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Orange	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tarrant	0	0	3	16	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Taylor	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Williamson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	7	1	6	27	10	1	1	1	9	23	3	1

*2024 case count is provisional and subject to change