A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

The Children's Hospital in Lubbock confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated child. The hospital is treating 20 children, some in intensive care, with symptoms like high fever and rash. This is the first U.