THE MEASLES OUTBREAK LINKED TO DISNEYLAND IN CALIFORNIA GETS THE ATTENTION OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. DOCTOR MICHAEL LANDEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT TELLS US HE'S NOT AWARE OF ANY CASES HERE STEMMING FROM THE WEST COAST OUTBREAK.
HE SAYS THERE ARE AREAS OF THE STATE THAT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO SEE MEASLES CASES, DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF VACCINATION EXEMPTIONS. HE SAYS THE U-S AND NEW MEXICO ARE NOT AS WELL-PREPARED WITH VACCINATION COVERAGE FOR MEASLES AS THEY ONCE WERE.
LANDEN SAYS THE MOST RECENT MEASLES CASE IN NEW MEXICO WAS DIAGNOSED LAST THANKSGIVING AND THERE WASN'T ANY APPARENT TRANSMISSION OF THE DISEASE TO ANYONE ELSE.
