CLEVELAND, Ohio — The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has resulted in a second death, leaving many Ohioans wondering if they and their families are protected against the dangerous virus and if — as federal health official Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated — vitamin A prevents measles deaths.

Health officials in Maryland have confirmed the state's first measles case for the year amid expanding outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico. The Maryland Department of Health said in a statement Sunday that a Howard County resident with recent international travel history has tested positive for the highly contagious disease.

By Chad Terhune (Reuters) -As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A - touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus - will not protect their children.