Texas health officials have declared an end to a measles outbreak that killed two school-aged children.

The Texas Department of State Health Services said it has been more than 40 days since a new case was reported in any of the counties that previously showed evidence of transmission.

An outbreak is declared over after 42 days with no new cases, which officials said is “double the disease’s maximum incubation period,” or the longest time it can take between exposure and illness.

The outbreak, which began in late January, sickened 762 people. Nearly 100 were hospitalized, many of them children.

“I want to highlight the tireless work of the public health professionals across the state who contributed to the containment of one of the most contagious viruses,” said DSHS Commissioner Jenni

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