The measles outbreak is “frightening” and “very worrisome”, said Jason Bowling, professor of infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio and director of hospital epidemiology at University Health. “It’s not a matter of if, but more likely when.”The Dilley family detention center in south Texas, one of two immigration facilities for children in the US, reported two measles cases on Friday. It’s also the facility where protests sprang up on 24 January, with children yelling: “Let us go!” Children and parents are now locked down in the facility. Dilley is not equipped to deal with the spread of measles, Castro said in a post on X. “This is a major public health issue” because detention centers are “an ideal environment for the spread of measles”, Reinhart said.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2026 06:02 UTC