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The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports the first human case of plague in New Mexico this year. The case is a 63 year old man in Santa Fe County whose home is being investigating for risks of infection. Department of Health staff are providing public information on reducing risk of infection in the affected man's neighbourhood.
The risk to the majority of travellers, even those visiting endemic regions, is low.
There is no commercially available vaccine against plague.
For further information see Plague.