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Texas, measles and Mennonite

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 churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with sometimes strained or distant relations with health officials and other public authorities.

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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 hopes to set the record straight.

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The Religious Community at the Center of Texas' Measles Outbreak

A close-knit but under-vaccinated Mennonite community is at the center of Texas' measles outbreak, which has at least 90 patients.

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West Texas measles cases rise to 146. Here is what you need to know.

Eighteen more cases of measles were reported in Gaines County, as of Friday. State officials confirmed this week an unvaccinated school-aged child died from measles in Lubbock.

Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130

The child, who was not vaccinated against the disease, died overnight in a children's hospital in Lubbock, Texas.

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