A rise in vaccine hesitancy may be causing a recent spike in measles showing up in a way it has not in decades.

The United States recently saw its first measles fatality since 2015 when a child in the current outbreak died. The Oklahoma State Department of Health said there are no indications that the Texas measles outbreak has made it here.

While a measles outbreak in west Texas rages on, smaller reports of cases are popping up in the Texas panhandle.On Sunday, the Dallam-Hartley County Hospital Di

Measles have been reported in eight states, with the first death of an unvaccinated child occurring in West Texas on Feb. 26.

More:An increase in Texas measles numbers has spurred an OK State Department of Health alert. Dr. Scofield Prescribes. For most adults, there’s no need to get a measles booster.

OSDH sent out a health alert advising clinicians in Oklahoma to consider measles among patients with compatible symptoms amid a measles outbreak in Texas.

Measles is highly contagious. Doctors say the symptoms start like a common cold with a fever, cough or runny nose and then a few days later a rash forms. “You’re actually cont

This week on the Hot Seat, Oklahoma lawmakers are sounding the alarm on vaccine hesitancy amid a surge in measles cases nationwide, while also addressing concerns over potential Medicaid cuts and the state's struggling education system.