An unvaccinated child in west Texas died from measles this week, according to a Wednesday news release from the Texas Department of State Health Services. This is the first death from the west Texas measles outbreak that began late last month, and is the first death from measles in the United States since 2015.

A child hospitalized with measles in West Texas has died. It's the first death in an outbreak that began last month.

A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month.