General
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli Outbreak Potentially Associated with McDonald’s
Health Emergency Management - General
October 24, 2024
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli Outbreak Potentially Associated with McDonald’s
Renewed Recommendations for Syphilis Screening to Reduce Rising Rates of Congenital Syphilis
Health Emergency Management - General
October 21, 2024
Renewed Recommendations for Syphilis Screening to Reduce Rising Rates of Congenital Syphilis
Disruptions in Availability of Peritoneal Dialysis and Intravenous Solutions
Health Emergency Management - General
October 15, 2024
Disruptions in Availability of Peritoneal Dialysis and Intravenous Solutions
NMDOH Announces Start of Influenza (Flu) Season
Health Emergency Management - General
October 8, 2024
NMDOH Announces Start of Influenza (Flu) Season
Changes in New Mexico Illicit Opioid Supply
Health Emergency Management - General
September 17, 2024
Changes in New Mexico Illicit Opioid Supply
Floroquinolone-resistant Shigella outbreak in Bernalillo County, primarily among people experiencing homelessness
Health Emergency Management - General
September 9, 2024
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has identified an outbreak of Shigella flexneri occurring in Bernalillo County. Three out of four cases are experiencing homelessness. Tested samples have genomic patterns which confer resistance to floroquinolones, the class of antibiotics commonly used to treat Shigella infections.
Increase in Whooping Cough
Health Emergency Management - General
September 5, 2024
Increase in Whooping Cough
CDC and FDA Recommend Updated (2024-2025) Respiratory Virus Vaccines
Health Emergency Management - General
September 3, 2024
On August 22, 2024, the FDA approved and granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the 2024-2025 formulation of both the Moderna COVID-19 and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months of age and older. On August 30, the FDA granted EUA to the updated 2024-2025Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. The updated COVID vaccines were also endorsed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the CDC.
Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 Activity in the United States
Health Emergency Management - General
August 13, 2024
Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 Activity in the United States
Confirmed Case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
Health Emergency Management - General
June 25, 2024
Confirmed Case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
Highly Pathogenic Influenza Testing Reminder
Health Emergency Management - General
June 10, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Influenza Testing Reminder
Two Cases of Measles Confirmed in Taos County
Health Emergency Management - General
June 3, 2024
Two Cases of Measles Confirmed in Taos County
Xylazine Detected in NM Drug Supply
Health Emergency Management - General
May 2, 2024
Xylazine Detected in NM Drug Supply
NMDOH Marks The End of The 2023 - 2024 Influenza Season
Health Emergency Management - General
May 2, 2024
NMDOH Marks The End of The 2023 - 2024 Influenza Season
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Identified in New Mexico for Veterinarians - April 16, 2024
Health Emergency Management - General
April 24, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Identified in New-Mexico for Veterinerians
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza identified in New Mexico Cattle and Texas Resident-April 4,2024
Health Emergency Management - General
April 4, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza identified in New Mexico Cattle and Texas Resident
Update for Clinicians on Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination for Monkeypox (MPOX) - March 18,2024
Health Emergency Management - General
March 25, 2024
MPOX cases have declined in the United States since the peak of the outbreak in mid-August
CDC Recommends Additional Updated COVID-19 Dose for Older Adults - February 29, 2024
Health Emergency Management - General
March 6, 2024
On February 28, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation for adults aged 65 years and older to receive an additional dose of the updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine.
Increasing Incidence of Measles - March 5, 2024
Health Emergency Management - General
March 5, 2024
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is notifying healthcare providers that there is an increasing incidence of measles in the United States and in other countries.
New Mexico Data Show Opportunity to Improve High-dose Influenza Vaccination for Patients 65 years and Older
Health Emergency Management - General
January 9, 2024
Healthcare providers in New Mexico can improve coverage with lifesaving vaccines and antivirals for influenza this season. Influenza vaccination coverage among adults ≥65 years old in New Mexico has increased between the previous two seasons, but at 63% this high-risk population remains below the full population Healthy People 2030 target of 70%.