It’s just the second case recorded this year in the grander San Antonio area.
SAN ANTONIO — A case of the measles has been confirmed in Bexar County, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services—the county’s first amid the 2025 outbreak and just the second reported in the greater San Antonio area.
According to Metro Health Director Claude Jacob, the department was alerted on June 15 of an isolated case, but “found no known public exposure or current risk to the community.” It was then reported to the state, which determined the case was connected to the West Texas outbreak, where the number of cases exploded over the winter.
Rash is the disease’s most prominent symptom, but others including high fever, cough, runny nose, water eyes and white spots inside the mouth. According to San Antonio Metro Health, symptoms appear seven to 14 days after exposure.
State health officials reported 753 cases in the Lone Star State as of Tuesday. According to DSHS, more than half of those stem from Gaines County along the Texas-New Mexico border. Thirty-six Texas counties have confirmed cases, though Gaines, El Paso, Dawson, Terry and Lubbock counties account for 81% of the state’s total.
Atascosa County confirmed its own measles case in mid-April. Of Texas’ 753 confirmed cases, 710 impacted individuals who weren’t vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.
How can I protect myself?
The best way to safeguard yourself against measles is by ensuring you’re vaccinated. The MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccines protects against the three diseases and is available for children as well as adults.
Children need a two-dose vaccination, according to Metro Health. The first dose is administered when they are between 12 and 15 months old, the second when they are 4 to 6 years old. Most adults can receive one dose, but they should speak with their doctor first.
If you believe you were exposed, health officials recommend self-monitoring for symptoms for 21 days. If you notice you’re starting to experience symptoms, stay home and call your health care provider.
“Metro Health urges everyone to stay up to date on vaccinations, remain alert of potential exposure and take preventative steps to reduce the spread of infectious disease,” Jacob said in his statement.
Where do cases stand nationally?
The disease has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control, although outbreaks can still arise.
Since April, Texas has largely curbed its spike in new measles cases, although new cases are still being reported each week. The same goes for the rest of the country, for which the numbers of weekly cases peaked in late March. Michigan was dealing with its second outbreak of the year late last week while health care workers in New Mexico rushed to contain an outbreak in a county jail.
In all, the CDC has recorded 1,227 cases in the U.S. for 2025, as of June 25. Aside from 2019, when there were 1,274 cases, no other year this century has seen more than 700 cases in the U.S. Most years, the total has been fewer than 200.
There have been three confirmed measles deaths in 2025—two elementary school-aged children in West Texas and an adult in New Mexico. All three were unvaccinated.
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