Second child with measles died in Texas, officials say

The second child with measles in Texas was killed, although the exact cause of death is unknown at this time, the Ministry of Health and Human Services reports.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy -Youth plans to attend the child’s funeral on Sunday, NBC News press.

A couple of children and adults in New Mexico who are believed to have also died of measles are the first registered deaths in connection with the disease in the country in ten years.

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The second child with measles in Texas was killed. (John Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

Since January 481 measles were confirmed in Texas oneAccording to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The total amount includes six newborns and toddlers in the day care center for Lubbok, which have experienced positive in the last two weeks, NBC News reports. Two of these children are among 56 people who have been hospitalized with measles in the area since the disease began to spread in January.

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

Since January 481 cases of measles were only confirmed in Texas. (Reuters/Annie Rice)

About one to three of every 1000 children infected with measles dies from respiratory and neurological complications, according to these centers for the control and prevention of the disease. About one of every 20 children with measles suffer from pneumoniaWhat 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.