A new online tool developed by Austin Public Health is now being used by major cities and states across the country.The ...

The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around ...

Austin launches a measles outbreak calculator to aid in anticipating and preventing the spread of measles based on ...

Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high ...

While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...

One measles case in Collin County and one in Rockwall County have been included in the outbreak case counts. The state has also reported 39 cases that have not been linked to the outbreak.

By March 3, Meyer's team was showing the Austin school district what the calculator could do, and then it fully launched the epiEngage Measles Outbreak Simulator on March 4.

Network created in early days of COVID-19 activated as measles outbreak began to hit Texas this year. ... The measles calculator is housed on servers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT.