Texas measles cases are not represented and the response by the centers for disease control and prevention is affected by the recent fund cuts, said a scientist.
“We believe it is a large number of cases that are not reported and do not report,” Dr. Ir. David Sugerman, the main scientist of the CDC, said during a meeting of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee on Tuesday.
“When working very closely with our colleagues in Texas, when speaking with families, they can mention previous cases that have recovered and have never received evidence. Other families that may have cases and never sought treatment,” he said.
Sugerman Tok Media questions after his presentation on the US measles outbreak. UU. Since measles was declared eliminated by the World Health Organization in 2000, there have been 11 great shoots in the United States with more than 50 cases, Sugerman said.
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The hands of a teenager covered with a measles eruption. (Istock)
“Seven of these outbreaks occurred in the last five years and nine were among the communities very close with low vaccine coverage,” he said.
“There are limitations of financing in the light of the dissipation of funds from COVID-19,” said Sugerman, referring to $ 12 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services affected by Dege Cuts last month, Austin American-Statesman reported.
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The AM MMR vaccine is seen in the city of the Department of Health of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas, on February 27, 2025. (Reuters/Annie Rice)
“They are mobilizing the resources they have and transferring to other measles domains, transferring them from other regions to region one in particular,” said Sugerman.
Measles cases have continued to increase in Texas since the outbreak began at the end of January.
A German sign is published at the entrance of the children’s emergency room at the Covenant Children’s Hospital on February 25, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. (Julio Cortez)
State health officials reported 561 cases confirmed in 23 counties on Tuesday, an increase of 20 as of April 11.
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Gaines County, the center of the outbreak in western Texas, now represents almost 65% of the total cases of the State.
Bonny Chu and Stephen Soreace of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.