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As measles outbreak slows in West Texas, doctors remain on alert

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Texas Department of State Health Services reports 702 measles cases, an increase of 19 since Friday .

Ninety-one people have been hospitalized since the beginning of the outbreak.

For the second week in a row , no children are hospitalized with the virus in West Texas .

Measles is so contagious, it can easily infiltrate vulnerable, mostly unvaccinated communities.

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