New Mexico adult dies with measles, though cause of death isn't yet confirmed

An big who was infected with measles has died successful New Mexico, authorities wellness officials announced Thursday, though the microorganism has not been confirmed arsenic the cause.

The idiosyncratic who died was unvaccinated and did not question aesculapian care, a authorities wellness section spokesperson said successful a statement. The person’s nonstop property and different details were not instantly released.

The idiosyncratic was from Lea County, conscionable crossed the authorities enactment from the West Texas portion wherever 159 measles cases person been identified and a school-age kid died past week. New Mexico wellness officials person not linked the outbreak determination to the Texas cases.

The idiosyncratic is the 10th successful Lea County to person a confirmed measles infection. Seven were unvaccinated. The vaccination presumption of the different 3 is unknown. Six of the cases are successful adults and the remainder are successful children younger than 17.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that they were sending a squad to Texas to assistance section nationalist wellness officials respond to the outbreak, which began successful precocious January.

Measles is simply a respiratory microorganism that tin past successful the aerial for up to 2 hours. Up to 9 retired of 10 radical who are susceptible volition get the microorganism if exposed, according to the CDC.

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is harmless and highly effectual astatine preventing corruption and terrible cases. The archetypal changeable is recommended for children ages 12 to 15 months, and the 2nd for ages 4 to 6 years.

“We don’t privation to spot New Mexicans getting sick oregon dying from measles,” said Dr. Chad Smelser, the lawman authorities epidemiologist. “The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is the champion extortion against this superior disease.”

___

The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives enactment from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely liable for each content.