The United States is facing one of its most significant measles outbreaks in recent decades, with Texas emerging as the focal point of the crisis. Health authorities have confirmed that the state has recorded 159 cases since late January,

In the last 24 Hours, the Texas city has logged 13 new cases, taking the total tally to 159, with 1 fatality. Read on to know more about the measles infection.

Twenty-five years after the disease was declared “eliminated” in the U.S., cases are rising again, with a Texas outbreak now spreading to New Mexico. Measles cases continue to rise in the United States nearly two and a half decades after the virus had been declared eliminated in the country.