NMDOH reported there are now eight confirmed cases of measles confined to Lea County. Four of those who contracted the virus ...

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where ...

Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible ...

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The U.S. declared measles eliminated in 2000 "thanks to a very high percentage of people receiving the safe and effective ...

The measles outbreak in New Mexico is growing as state health officials are now reporting eight cases in one county.

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. A family of five caught the disease and is ...

State health officials declared a measles outbreak in southeast New Mexico on Friday after two adults tested positive for the ...

The recent cases were reported by the New Mexico Department of Health’s Scientific Laboratory Division on Friday.

Earlier this week, Lea County confirmed its first case of measles. This comes after measles cases in the South Plains jumped from 2 to 48 in two weeks. Lea County said it is unconfirmed if the cases ...