The measles outbreak in Texas that sickened more than 700 people earlier this year is officially over, state health officials said Monday.
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced that no new cases have been reported for more than 42 days in areas where the disease had spread.
Health experts consider an outbreak finished after that amount of time, because it is twice the maximum incubation period for measles.
"DSHS will continue to monitor for new cases but will cease updating the interactive outbreak dashboard," the agency said in a statement.
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