A New Mexico resident who has died, tested positive for measles, the state health department said on Thursday, marking the second measles-related death in the United States in more than a decade.

A New Mexico resident who tested positive for measles is being reported as the second death of the virus after an outbreak in Texas killed an unvaccinated school-aged child. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported Thursday that the person was unvaccinated and the official cause of death is still under investigation.

A possible second measles death has been recorded in the U.S. this year after a New Mexico resident tested positive for the virus following their death. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) said on Thursday the individual was unvaccinated and that the official cause of death is still under investigation.

The New Mexico Department of Health confirms 1 death and 30 cases of the measles in Lea County since Feb. 9. According to the NMDOH Scientific Laboratory Division, the patient was an unvaccinated adult from Lea County,

DOH NEWS RELEASE The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) confirms that the measles outbreak in Lea County has resulted in one death and a total of 30 cases since Feb. 9.   The increase in case

The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed a Lea County resident who died tested positive for measles after their death. The official cause of death is under investigation by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.

WHILE THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, CONFIRMING THE DEATH OF SOMEONE IN LEE COUNTY WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR MEASLES, THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE PERSON WAS UNVACCINATED AND MEASLES WAS DETECTED AFTER THEIR DEATH,

Officials with the New Mexico Department of Health confirmed that a dead resident of Lea County, was unvaccinated, and tested positive for measles.

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) on Thursday said that the official cause of death has not been determined so far, but the person has tested positive for the virus. The person did not seek medical care prior to their death.

The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed that a deceased resident of Lea County, who was unvaccinated, tested positive for measles. The official cause of death is still under investigation by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.

Measles virus present. The NMDOH said the deceased did not seek medical care before their death. The virus was confirmed present only after death in the Lea C