PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – USA (04): (NM) pneumonic, fatality

Plague — United States
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDoH) is investigating a probable case of plague in a 52-year-old woman from Santa Fe County who died of her illness. Confirmatory testing is being conducted at the NMDoH’s Scientific Laboratory Division. This would be the 1st human case of plague in New Mexico in 2015. An environmental investigation will take place at the woman’s home to look for ongoing risk to others in the surrounding area.
“Department of Health staff will go door-to-door to