New Mexico confirms latest measles case at a local jail
NBC News • • health
Key Points:
- New Mexico's confirmed measles cases have risen to six, all among federal detainees in local jails, with the latest case identified in a Doña Ana County Detention Center inmate in Las Cruces.
- Health officials warn that visitors to the U.S. District Court in Las Cruces on February 24 may have been exposed and urge them to verify vaccination status and report symptoms through March 17.
- The New Mexico Department of Health has deployed vaccination teams to affected detention centers and is enforcing quarantine, isolation, testing, and vaccination protocols to curb further spread.
- Nationwide, over 1,000 measles cases have been reported in the first two months of 2026, marking one of the worst years for the
