Texas’ measles outbreak that began in Gaines County in January has now expanded to 709 cases, officials said on Friday. The update from the Texas Department of State Health Services does not include additional cases,

The Texas health department on Friday reported 709 cases of measles in the state, an increase of 7 cases since May 6, as the U.S. battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease. Cases in Gaines County,

Katherine Wells, the public health director in Lubbock, Texas, describes her fight to stop the largest measles outbreak since 2000, despite a chaotic reorganization of federal health agencies.