Health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over.

The virus sickened 762 people since late January. Nearly 100 were hospitalized and two children died. State health data shows that the last outbreak-related measles case in Texas was on July 1.

The cases were linked to outbreaks in Canada and Mexico and jumped to other states in the U.S.

Measles is prevented by vaccine. State officials say they will keep monitoring for new cases.

They credit testing, vaccination, monitoring and education with helping to end the outbreak