Measles cases are increasing in Texas and New Mexico.The United States has 133 reported cases so far this year, as of Tuesday. A child who was not vaccinated died from measles on Wednesday, the first death in an outbreak that began last month.

About 95 percent of Maryland schoolchildren have the measles vaccine, which is "perhaps slightly higher than the national average," he said

With measles cases rising in Texas and the death of a child, public health officials are unsettled. But Maryland appears to have a good vaccination level for protection.

“Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness, which can cause life-threatening illness to anyone who is not protected against the virus. During a measles outbreak, about one in five people who get sick will need hospital care and one in 20 will develop pneumonia,” Texas DSHS said in a news release.

The Tri-State area is experiencing a rise in several viral illnesses, with the flu being the most prevalent, according to a community announcement from Meritus Health.