New Mexico resident tests positive for measles after dying, cause of death under investigation

An unvaccinated adult in New Mexico tested positive for measles after their death, health officials announced Thursday.

The New Mexico Department of Health said that the official cause of death is still under investigation, and the individual did not seek medical care before they died.

There has not been a measles death in New Mexico in at least 40 years, according to a spokesperson for the New Mexico Department of Health.