NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed the first measles case in Sandoval County on Thursday. NMDOH said an adult of unknown vaccination status and an unvaccinated child under the age of four contracted the virus.
“If you have been exposed to measles and are vaccinated, your risk of getting sick is low,” said Dr. Miranda Durham, NMDOH Chief Medical Officer said in a release. “Watch for symptoms, but know that the vaccine is very good at preventing measles.”
New Mexico residents may have been exposed to measles at the following locations:
- Presbyterian Rust Hospital Emergency Department, 2400 Unser Boulevard SE in Rio Rancho.
- Wednesday, April 30 from noon – 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday, May 11 from 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Presbyterian Rust Medical Center Hematology/Oncology Clinic, 2400 Unser Boulevard SE in Rio Rancho.
- Thursday, May 1 from 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Trader Joe’s grocery store, 8928 Holly Ave. NE in Albuquerque.
- Tuesday, May 6 from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Ribs Hickory Pit BBQ, 12220 NM-14 in Cedar Crest.
- Saturday, May 10 from noon – 3 p.m.
Measles symptoms start with a runny nose, cough, eye redness and progress to rash and fever. Anyone with measles can infect others from four days before the rash appears and up to four days after the rash is gone, according to the NMDOH.
The Sandoval County cases, plus diagnosed cases in Chaves, Curry, Doña Ana, Eddy and Lea counties brings the state total to 73.
