Combating Measles Resource Center

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The 2025 measles outbreak in West Texas -- all primarily among unimmunized persons -- brought new attention to a disease once thought to be eliminated in the United States. TMA has collected the information below to help you and your patients combat this deadly disease.


Information about Measles

State Urges Physicians to Help Curb Measles After New Outbreak

DSHS Measles Data

Measles Threat in West Texas Wanes, But Endemic Risk Persists
Texas Medicine Today, Aug. 13, 2025

Texas 2025 Measles Outbreak: Slides from the Measles Webinar (April 2025)

CDC Measles Cases and Outbreaks

Information for Patients and Families:

Measles Symptoms and Complications (CDC)   

Measles: What Parents Need to Know

Measles Outbreaks: Common Questions & How to Protect Your Child

Talk to Patients About: Measles

Measles: It Isn’t Just a Little Rash Infographic (CDC) 

Vaccines – Calling the Shots Documentary (PBS – Nova) 

Texas Immunization Requirements and Exemption Information for Schools and Child-Care Facilities (DSHS)

Is Measles Roaring Back? "You Don't Want to Get This." 

 

Information for Physicians

 Measles Virus Detection, Real-Time RT-PCR (DSHS) 

Measles (Rubeola) Specimen Collection and Shipping Guidance (DSHS)

Immunize.org – Measles Resources

Texas 2025 Measles Outbreak: Slides from the Measles Webinar

Measles Communication Toolkit (DSHS)

Photos of Measles (CDC) 

Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings (CDC)

Clinical Overview of Measles (CDC)

Infectious Disease Control – Measles (DSHS) 

Last Updated On

August 31, 2026

Originally Published On

August 14, 2026

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