Texas Officials Say They'll Likely Never Know Origin of Measles Outbreak

The first case appeared in January. As of March 14, the outbreak had reached 257 cases.

A hospital where measles cases have been treated in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2025. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images

Texas officials say they may never know how the current measles outbreak in the state began.

“Because of the way the highly contagious measles virus spreads, DSHS does not believe that we will know how the first case in the current outbreak was exposed to the virus,” a spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) told The Epoch Times in an email.