The New York Times has created a visualization mapping the spread of measles across Texas and New Mexico, using data from state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The map layers circles of different sizes over a county-level heatmap, showing where cases are concentrated and how the outbreak is expanding across state lines. The largest circles—centered around Gaines County, Texas, and Lea County, New Mexico—indicate the highest case numbers, while smaller circles in surrounding areas show where cases have also been reported. Officials have not officially connected the New Mexico cases to the Texas outbreak but the visualization suggests a clear link by showing a dense cluster of cases spanning the border.
Visualizing Measles Outbreak Prevention
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