Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
The Mennonite population is being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas. Here's a closer look at the Anabaptist family ...
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? 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? 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 at the center of the Texas measles outbreak?
Mennonites are part of the Anabaptist group of churches, which include the Amish and which have varying beliefs.
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The Religious Community at the Center of Texas' Measles Outbreak
The majority of measles patients in Texas—85 percent—are children. Most of the cases have been concentrated in the under-vaccinted, close-knit local Mennonite community, according to Texas ...
The Hill6d
Why the Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’
It is not a matter of if but when.” A TDSHS spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that most of the measles cases have occurred in the Mennonite community of the South Plains region but emphasized ...
The Texas Tribune1d
West Texas measles cases rise to 124. Here is what you need to know.
This is a 99.9% decrease from the pre-vaccine high point, in which almost 86,000 Texans got measles in 1958. The tight-knit Mennonite community in Gaines County, mostly centered around the town of ...
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that ...
San Antonio Current6d
West Texas measles cases rise to 90
This is a 99.9% decrease from the pre-vaccine high point, in which almost 86,000 Texans got measles in 1958. What do we know about Gaines County’s Mennonite community? The tight-knit Mennonite ...
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Why Texas measles outbreak may be ‘the tip of a bigger iceberg’
The measles outbreak offers a preview of what ... Texas health officials believe the ongoing outbreak began in a Mennonite community in Gaines County. The county seat, Seminole, sits near the ...