One measles outbreak cost $5.4 million — and experts warn it’s happening again
- A measles outbreak that spread into New Mexico last year cost nearly $5.4 million to contain, according to a new study, highlighting the enormous financial toll of a disease that health officials say is largely preventable through vaccination.
- Researchers from the New Mexico Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the 2025 outbreak cost an average of more than $53,000 for each of the state's 100 confirmed cases.
- The outbreak began in an undervaccinated community in neighboring Texas in January 2025 before spreading into New Mexico the following month.
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- A measles outbreak that spread into New Mexico last year cost nearly $5.4 million to contain, according to a new study, highlighting the enormous financial toll of a disease that health officials say is largely preventable through vaccination.
- Researchers from the New Mexico Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the 2025 outbreak cost an average of more than $53,000 for each of the state's 100 confirmed cases.
- The outbreak began in an undervaccinated community in neighboring Texas in January 2025 before spreading into New Mexico the following month.
Sources: The Independent