There are now 400 confirmed measles cases in the South Plains region since late January. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports 41 of those patients are hospitalized. In late February,

As a measles outbreak spreads across the United States, doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A.

In Lubbock, federal grants helped hire workers to help with measles testing, vaccination to combat the outbreak that has spread to 15 counties.

Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity.

More cases of measles have been reported in connection to a West Texas outbreak, according to new information from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Nearly all the 18 new cases are in Gaines County. No new hospitalizations were reported.

As students return to school following spring break, Texas measles cases are continuing to grow with health officials warning of more cases to come.

Public health experts say Texas needs better messaging on vaccinations, quarantining and more people conducting contact tracing to contain the spread.

As a measles outbreak spreads across the U.S., doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A.