THE FIRST MEASLES CASE IN NEW MEXICO SINCE 2014 HAS BEEN FOUND IN A ONE YEAR OLD CHILD IN SIERRA COUNTY. NEW MEXICO STATE HEALTH SECRETARY KATHYLEEN KUNKEL REPORTED THAT OFFICIALS ARE WORKING WITH THE CLINIC THAT TREATED THE CHILD AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS.
THE INFECTED CHILD IS IN STABLE CONDITION.
