Measles Vaccination Clinics

Of the eight total cases of measles in New Mexico — all in Lea County — four were among adults and the remaining four among children under 18.

The (NMDOH) reports two adult Lea County residents tested positive for measles Thursday– as confirmed by the NMDOH Scientific Laboratory Division - totaling to three cases this week. New Mexico meets the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outbreak criteria with three unrelated cases in Lea County.

Two cases of measles were detected in metro Atlanta last week; this week, one case was confirmed in New Mexico, and an outbreak in West Texas is growing, with 24 cases, according to the state health department.

The New Mexico Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed an additional five cases of measles in Lea County, bringing the total to eight cases in the state.

BY SUPT. JENNIFER GUYLos Alamos Public Schools Recently, New Mexico had a confirmed case of measles, a highly contagious infectious disease, in New Mexico. As a community, we can work together to

Read the state Department of Health’s release about measles cases in New Mexico. Measles, a highly contagious and dangerous disease, is spreading in Texas and New Mexico — even though a safe, effective vaccine exists to prevent it.

A measles outbreak in the southwestern United States has infected nearly 100 people in recent weeks. The deadly illness has sickened dozens of people in west Texas and New Mexico since late January. The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed 90 cases of measles,

An ongoing measles outbreak that began in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties has mushroomed to 90 cases across a cluster of seven counties in the state, according to an update by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday.

Public health officials in New Mexico have said they suspect some of the state's cases are linked to the Texas outbreak, but haven't confirmed it. Measles is a highly contagious disease.