Unvaccinated adult dies after measles infection in New Mexico, health officials say
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New Mexico health officials say an unvaccinated adult has died after a measles infection, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause. The death comes as cases rise in Texas and New Mexico, prompting the CDC to send a response team.
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The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) on Thursday said that the official cause of death has not been determined so far, but the person has tested positive for the virus. The person did not seek medical care prior to their death.
If measles is confirmed as the cause of death, it would be the first measles death in New Mexico in at least 40 years, a Health Department spokesperson said.
New Mexico health officials say an unvaccinated adult has died after a measles infection, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause. The death comes as cases rise in Texas and New Mexico, prompting the CDC to send a response team.
Health officials in New Mexico are investigating the cause of death of an unvaccinated person who tested positive for measles, the state health department said Thursday.
An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause.
An unvaccinated New Mexico man tested positive for measles after death, becoming what health officials say could be the second death reported in the ongoing outbreak that has infected over 160 people in at least nine states.
An unvaccinated New Mexico resident tested positive for measles upon undergoing a medical examination after dying, but measles so far has not been declared the cause of death.
The person was from Lea County, just across the state line from the West Texas region where 159 measles cases have been identified and a child died last week.
An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause.
A person in New Mexico tested positive for measles after dying, marking the second death linked to the ongoing outbreak that began in West Texas. According to an update from the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) on Thursday, the individual was unvaccinated and had not sought medical care befor…
An unvaccinated New Mexico adult has become the second U.S. measles-related fatality this year, as the outbreak along the Texas-New Mexico border grows.
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