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The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) today is issuing a public health order requiring the increased screening of syphilis for pregnant women statewide to prevent congenital syphilis, a disease that occurs when a mother with sexually transmitted syphilis passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy.
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports today the death of a one-year-old Roosevelt County resident from influenza-related illness, becoming New Mexico’s first pediatric influenza (flu)death of the 2019-2020 season. Since the start of the flu season, NMDOH has identified 52 pneumonia and influenza-related deaths.
Here is the list of top ten baby names in New Mexico in 2019 as compiled by the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics.