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Seventh Measles Case Linked to New Mexico Jail Outbreak

3/6/2026

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New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports a seventh measles case linked to Doña Ana County jail involving federal inmates.
Case may have exposed people at the U.S. District Court in Las Cruces on February 24.
Health officials urge those present to verify vaccination status and monitor for measles symptoms through March 17.
Vaccination teams are deployed to detention facilities to curb the outbreak as NMDOH emphasizes the MMR vaccine.

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New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports a seventh measles case linked to Doña Ana County jail involving federal inmates.
Case may have exposed people at the U.S. District Court in Las Cruces on February 24.
Health officials urge those present to verify vaccination status and monitor for measles symptoms through March 17.
Vaccination teams are deployed to detention facilities to curb the outbreak as NMDOH emphasizes the MMR vaccine.