The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with ...

CUAUHTEMOC, Mexico (AP) — In a rickety white Nissan, nurse Sandra Aguirre and her vaccination team drive past apple orchards and cornfields stretching to the desert horizon. Aguirre goes door to door ...

A measles outbreak in West Texas is impacting the Mennonite community. 80 cases have been detected in Gaines County.

When the first measles cases were confirmed in western Texas, health officials said the infections primarily affected the Mennonite community. Mennonites, who are part of the Anabaptist Christian ...

The community, which speaks a German dialect but whose leaders speak passable Spanish, has little contact with the outside world, relying on tractors and horse-drawn carriages as its main modes of ...

While it’s not immediately clear which Mennonite community has been affected, the Gaines County area includes a community with a distinctive history. Mennonites are part of the wider Anabaptist family ...

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