Person who tested positive for measles traveled to Texas State University, Twin Peaks restaurant in San Marcos, officials say

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The City of San Antonio is warning residents about a potential exposure to measles at UT San Antonio and the Riverwalk earlier this month.

Officials in Central Texas are warning the public about a possible spread of measles as they say a person who visited the area had tested positive for the disease. The Hays County Health Department claimed Sunday that the patient is an individual who was in San Marcos—about 30 miles southwest of Austin—and spent time at a local college and restaurant between 3 p.

Two Texas universities and their surrounding communities have issued warnings about potential exposure to measles after giving campus tours to at least one person who tested positive for the virus. Experts have been tracking the measles outbreak in Gaines County since late January.

Declining vaccination rates have allowed measles to spread in Texas despite the virus being declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Photo: Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via

Possible measles exposures happened at various locations in San Antonio, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. On Saturday, Feb. 15. The individual who tested positive for the virus visited multiple locations in the San Antonio area.

A growing number of Central Texas health departments are warning residents of possible exposure to measles, the latest sign that the outbreak in West Texas is spreading across the state. Why it matters: Measles is a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening disease that has surged in areas with high vaccination exemption rates.

Parts of Texas and New Mexico have been struck by measles outbreaks, sickening nearly 100 people, health officials announced last week. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday that 90 cases have been identified in the state since January,

A warning has been issued for three Texas cities after someone with measles visited them while contagious. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DHSH) shared the warning on Monday "so unvaccinated people may monitor themselves for symptoms and seek testing if symptoms occur.

Texas’ largest outbreak of measles in 30 years has reached 90 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday. Thirty-two cases have been added since the department’s update earlier this week,