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FREE Webinar: Insights into the 2025 Measles Outbreak in a Local New Mexico Jail
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus that spreads rapidly in group settings and can lead to serious complications, including pneumonia, hospitalization, and even death. In 2025, the United States has reported 29 measles outbreaks across 40 jurisdictions, involving more than 1,300 individual cases. Among them is a large, multistate outbreak—primarily affecting unvaccinated communities in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas—that began in January 2025. This marks the highest number of measles cases reported in a single year since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
Congregate settings, including correctional facilities, are particularly vulnerable during community transmission. In July 2025, the first known measles outbreak in a U.S. correctional facility since 2016 occurred in a New Mexico jail.
This webinar will feature presenters from the jail, the New Mexico Department of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They will share insights from the recent outbreak, outline preparedness strategies for correctional settings, and provide evidence-based guidance for controlling measles outbreaks to safeguard the health of incarcerated individuals and staff while minimizing operational disruptions.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the signs and symptoms of measles and how it spreads
- Discuss how prompt identification of cases, isolation of infected individuals, and robust vaccination and infection control measures can be implemented to control an outbreak in a correctional setting
- Create a facility measles preparedness and response plan
FREE – registration required. Registration includes access to the PPT slide presentation and CE credit – 1.0 hour for ACCME, ANCC, APA, CCHP, and general. NCCHC does not have permission to record and distribute this webinar after the live broadcast.
Presenters:
Robert Apodaca, Deputy Warden, Luna County Detention Center
Liesl Hagan, MPH, Senior Scientist for Correctional Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Readiness and Response
Jessica Morales, RN is a Health Services Administrator, Luna County Detention Center
Marla M. Sievers, MPH, Epidemiologist, New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), Epidemiology and Response Division