Bexar County reports 1st case of measles since 2007

Bexar County on Wednesday reported the first case of measles since 2007.

This case is associated with a case of measles reported earlier this month in Guadalupe County, said officials with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District.

State health officials on Tuesday said there have been 12 confirmed cases of measles in Texas so far this year, more than the state saw in all of 2018. The Bexar County report may bring the total to 13.

In recent years, Texas saw the most measles cases in 2013, when 27 people contracted the disease.

"The best way to prevent getting sick is to be immunized with two doses of the measles vaccine," the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District said in a statement Wednesday.

No measles cases have been reported in Travis County this year.