AMID THE CURRENT OUTBREAK OF MEASELES CENTED IN COUNTIES ALONG THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO BORDER, THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NMDOH) IS REPORTING THE DEATH OF AN UNVACCINATED ADULT WHO TESTIVE POSITIVE FOR MASALES. The Deedent Was a Resident of Lea County, New Mexico.
This Death Marks the Second Fatality in the Growing Outbreak, Coming on the Heels of the Death of Anvaccinated School-Aged Child Who Died on Feb. 26 In A Lubbock Hospital, Texas.
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator is Still Looking into the Official Cause of Death; However, The Presence of the Measles Virus Has Been Confermed by the NMDOH Scientific Laboratory. The Individual Did Not Seek Medical Care Before Their Death.
“We Don’t Want To See New Mexicans Getting Sick or Dying From Measles,” Chad Smelser, MD, NMDOH Deputy Epidemiologist, Said in a News Release. “The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is the best protection against this serious dissease.”
To Support Community Protection, NMDOH hasduled Free Measles Vaccination Clinics in Lea County on Tuesday, March 11.
AS OF MARCH 6, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE MASALES OUTBREAK IN NEW MEXICO IS 30. ALL INFERS REPORTED HAVE BEEN IN RESIDENTS OF LEA COUNTY, WITH 11 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 17 YEARS AND 15 ADULTS AFFERED; The Age of Four cases is pending.
For the measles outbreak in gaines country and the surrounding communities in the state of Texas, 198 Individuals, including at Least 153 Children and 34 adults, have been infected OS OF MARCH 7.
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