notes<p>"The <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> Department of Health (<a href="https://social.coop/tags/NMDOH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMDOH</span></a>) confirms that a deceased resident of Lea County, who was <a href="https://social.coop/tags/unvaccinated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unvaccinated</span></a>, tested positive for <a href="https://social.coop/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a>.</p><p>"Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness that can cause severe complications. One in five cases requires hospitalization, and approximately three in every 1,000 cases result in death. <a href="https://www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2025/3/?view=2188" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nmhealth.org/news/alert/2025/3</span><span class="invisible">/?view=2188</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>