United States: Medical experts from New Mexico State Health confirmed an adult without vaccination acquired and died from measles.
The patient died from measles, thus becoming the second 2025 fatal case of the condition, just behind a school-aged unvaccinated person who perished in late February in the West Texas outbreak zone, which resulted in 160 documented cases of measles.
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The United States experienced its most extensive outbreak of measles in 2019 since the recent outbreak began to spread toward eastern New Mexico.
Medical care did not take place for the departed New Mexico individual until after their death while doctors verified their body had measles virus infections through laboratory work, according to USA Today’s reporting of state Health Department announcements.
A review of the deceased individual’s death exists as part of the investigation process. Additional details regarding the deceased person remained undisclosed by state health officials even though healthcare authorities stated this new case did not belong to their previously identified nine individuals.
What are the officials stating?
New Mexico Health Department spokesperson David Morgan indicated that the state had not suffered from measles fatalities in at least 40 years based on CDC records, which started in 1985.
According to Dr. Chad Smelser, the deputy state epidemiologist for New Mexico’s health department, “We don’t want to see New Mexicans getting sick or dying from measles,” USA Today reported.
“The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best protection against this serious disease,” he continued.
The complete New Mexico measles patient population consists of six grown-up patients and four adolescent patients under 17 years, and it exists within Lea County near Texas’ Gaines County.
At least 22 patients need hospitalization at facilities across Texas.
The New Mexico New Mexico resident who died was the tenth case from the state; however, they were the only patients from the Nm cases who passed away, while every other case didn’t need hospital admission.
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