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Second child with measles has died in Texas, officials say

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The exact cause of death is unknown at this time, but a second child with measles died in Texas, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to attend the child’s funeral on Sunday, a spokesman told NBC News.

It is believed that they also have a new mexico child and adult pair I died of measles It is the first reported death toll in 10 years to be linked to a disease in the country.

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A second child suffering from measles has died in Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

Since January, 481 cases of measles have been confirmed Only in Texasaccording to the Texas Department of Health.

According to NBC News, this total includes six infants and toddlers at Lubbock’s daycare center. Two of these children are among 56 people hospitalized with measles in the area since the disease began spreading in January.

Parents of a girl who died after measles infection said they would not take the MMR vaccine

Since January, 481 cases of measles have been confirmed in Texas alone. (Reuters/Annie Rice)

Of the 1,000 children infected with measles, about 1-3 have died from respiratory and neurological complications, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Approximately 1 in 20 children with measles I’m suffering from pneumoniathis is the most common cause of death from measles in young children.

The outbreak of measles began in Texas in late January, but has since spread to several other states.