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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Devi Shastri

New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

Five people who are incarcerated at a New Mexico county detention facility have measles, the state health department said Thursday.

The Luna County Detention Center, located in the southwest New Mexico city of Deming, houses about 400 incarcerated people and has 100 staff members. State health officials say they are determining the vaccination status of people being held at the facility and are providing testing kits and equipment.

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