Mennonite pastor says his community isn't at fault for Texas measles outbreak
After Mennonites in Gaines County were singled out in discourse about the spread of measles in Texas, local pastor Jake Fehr ...
Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of ...
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Who are the Mennonites? Texas measles outbreak impacts community
The measles outbreak in West Texas is significantly impacting the region's Mennonite community. Here's what we know about ...
Who are the Mennonites? Texas measles outbreak raises questions on community vaccinations
An outbreak of measles in West Texas that has led to more than 100 cases and one death has largely been linked to a local Mennonite community.
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Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
The Mennonite population being affected ... some moved to such areas as Gaines County and other communities in Texas and nearby states in the 1980s and 1990s. All along, they have preserved ...
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Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
As economic conditions deteriorated in Mexico, some moved to such areas as Gaines County and other communities in Texas and nearby states in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Texas Tribune2d
West Texas measles cases rise to 124. Here is what you need to know.
In Texas, the virus has concentrated on the Mennonite community in Gaines County. One of the county’s local public school district with only 143 students, according to 2023-24 school year data ...
Houston Chronicle6d
In West Texas, those red measles blotches on fevered skin are warning signs for the nation | Editorial
A measles epidemic in West Texas is unlikely to be the ... originated in Gaines County. Most of those infected are Mennonites, a Protestant religious group that’s been an integral part of ...
Dallas Morning News5d
Why Texas measles outbreak may be ‘the tip of a bigger iceberg’
Texas health officials believe the ongoing outbreak began in a Mennonite community in Gaines County. The county seat, Seminole, sits near the New Mexico border, about 350 miles west of Dallas and ...
San Antonio Current6d
West Texas measles cases rise to 90
In Texas, the virus has concentrated on the Mennonite community in Gaines County. One of the county’s local public school district with only 143 students, according to 2023-24 school year data ...
A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak – the first US measles death since 2015
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 ...