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What to know about the measles outbreak in West Texas as cases rise to 90

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The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department says.

In neighboring New Mexico , the measles case count is up to nine , though there’s still no evidence this outbreak is connected to the one in Texas .

Health workers are hosting regular vaccination clinics and screening efforts in Texas , as well as working with schools.

VR Score

83

Informative language

81

Neutral language

64

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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2

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