Nine of those infected were hospitalized and more cases are likely, health authorities said. U.S. vaccination rates for measles are falling, according to the CDC.

As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.

As of Tuesday, 24 cases were identified in Gaines County, with nine patients hospitalized. All of the cases are unvaccinated, DSHS reported.

According to the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Rule §97.7, schools and childcare settings shall exclude unimmunized children for at least 21 days after the last date the unimmunized child was exposed to a measles case.

With hospitalizations and at least nine confirmed cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination

At least two dozen cases of measles have been reported in a single county in Texas over the past two weeks, in the latest sign the disease is rebounding amid falling vaccination rates. Why it matters: Public health experts say the spread of the highly contagious and potentially life-threatening disease is preventable,