Health News that Trump Doesn't Want You To Know

[KaraBulut]

One of the scenarios that epidemiologists learn to worry about is facilities where large numbers of people live: elder-care homes, prisons, jails, boarding schools, military barracks, et al. It's particularly troublesome when respiratory-transmitted diseases gain a footing into these facilities.

In the past, measles wasn't as much of a concern due to mandatory measles vaccination of children in the US. These days, we again worry about measles, which can spread rapidly in an unvaccinated population. Measles has a transmission rate so high that one case of measles can create ten more cases of measles before the first case has been diagnosed.

The news has been focusing on children who were kidnapped from Minnesota by ICE and taken to Texas and placed in an immigration concentration camp in Dilley, Texas.

Now two cases of measles have been diagnosed in the Dilley camp.

2 measles cases reported inside Dilley, Texas, immigration detention center: DHS

Two people detained at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, were confirmed to have active measles infections.

abcnews.go.com

2 measles cases reported inside Dilley, Texas, immigration detention center: DHS

Two people detained at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, were confirmed to have active measles infections, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS said on Sunday the ICE Health Services Corp "immediately" took steps to quarantine the detainees to "control further spread and infection."

The agency said all movement within the facility has ceased and all individuals suspected of making contact with those infected are quarantined.

 

[KaraBulut]

We watched the numbers of measles cases rise steadily after the 762 cases in the state of Texas until the total number of cases in the United States exceeded 2,000 cases in 2025. It has been nearly 30 years since we saw this number of cases of measles in the US.

As of 30-Jan-2026, 588 cases of measles were reported in the month of January . That's over 25% of the number of cases reported in the 12 months of 2025.

U.S. Measles Cases as of 30-Jan-2026

​	2026​	2025​
​	To date​	Full year​
Total Cases	588	2,267

Age

Under 5 years	157 (27%)	581 (26%)
5-19 years	343 (58%)	1,002 (44%)
20+ years	66 (11%)	671 (30%)
Age unknown	22 (4%)	13 (1%)

 

Vaccination Status

Unvaccinated or Unknown	94%	93%
One MMR dose	2%	3%
Two MMR doses	4%	4%

U.S. Hospitalizations

Total Hospitalized	3%	11%
	(17 of 588 cases)	(244 of 2,267 cases)

Percent of Age Group Hospitalized

Under 5 years	5% (8 of 157)	18% (106 of 581)
5-19 years	1% (5 of 343)	6% (56 of 1,002)
20+ years	6% (4 of 66)	12% (82 of 671)
Age unknown	0% (0 of 22)	0% (0 of 13)

 
U.S. Deaths

Total Deaths

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