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New Mexico’s hantavirus strain is different from cruise ship outbreak and does not spread between people

As news coverage of a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship raises questions, New Mexico health officials want residents to know: the hantavirus strain found in New Mexico is different from the one causing illness abroad and cannot spread from person to person


Dog tests positive for rabies in Curry County

A 10-month-old dog in Curry County tested positive for rabies – the second dog in the state to do so in the past ten months.


State public health nurse honored for excellence

A longtime New Mexico Department of Health nurse practitioner was honored this month for her work expanding access to HIV prevention medication in southern New Mexico.