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The Evening Herald
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
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New Mexico reported 156 communicable disease cases last week, up 37 from prior week, including first Malta fever case in Chaves County; diphtheria in several counties, increases in measles, decreases in mumps.
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MALTA FEVER CASE REPORTED IN STATE
Effort to Advance Hearing on Suit for Prohibition Referendum
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT
SANTA FE, May 18—Communicable diseases in New Mexico last week totaled 156 cases, an increase of 37 cases over the week before. It is shown in the weekly bulletin issued by the state department of health.
Five of the seven counties that reported diphtheria the week before also reported cases last week. Torrance, that had an outbreak of 15 cases the week before, reported no new cases last week. There was a substantial increase in measles and a corresponding decrease in mumps. The first case of Malta fever that has been officially reported in the state is reported from Chaves county. This is a disease not often encountered in the United States but quite common along the shores of the Mediterranean. Contagion is spread principally by goats.
The diseases reported last week were as follows:
Chickenpox: Bernalillo 3, Grant 1, Luna 1, San Miguel 2, total 7.
Diphtheria: Colfax 2, Lincoln 4, Mora 1, San Miguel 1, Taos 1, Union 1, total 10.
German measles: Socorro 1.
Gonorrhea: Bernalillo 6, Chaves 1, Colfax 1, Dona Ana 4, Grant 1, Luna 1, Otero 1, San Juan 1, total 15.
Influenza: Dona Ana 2, Otero 2, total 4.
Malaria: Rio Arriba 3.
Malta fever: Chaves 1.
Measles: Bernalillo 2, Colfax 1, Dona Ana 16, Grant 1, Hidalgo 3, Roosevelt 1, total 47.
Meningitis: Bernalillo 1, Colfax 2.
Mumps: Bernalillo 4, Chaves 1, Dona Ana 3, Eddy 1, total 8.
Pneumonia: Bernalillo 1, Colfax 3, Dona Ana 2, Roosevelt 1, Taos 1, total 8.
Scarlet fever: Bernalillo 2, Chaves 1, Colfax 4, Dona Ana 4, Grant 2, McKinley 1, total 14.
Smallpox: Colfax 1.
Syphilis: Bernalillo 3, McKinley 2, total 5.
Tuberculosis: Bernalillo 1, Chaves 2, Colfax 1, Lincoln 1, Luna 6, Mora 1, Otero 1, Rio Arriba 1, Roosevelt 1, total 13.
Typhoid fever: Chaves 1, Dona Ana 2, total 3.
Whooping cough: Eddy 1, Luna 3, total 4.
Total of all diseases for the week, 156.
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New Mexico
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Last Week, Reported May 18, 1920
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156 total cases across various diseases; first malta fever case in chaves county; diphtheria in 6 counties (10 cases); measles increase to 47 cases; mumps decrease to 8 cases.
Event Details
Weekly state health bulletin reports communicable diseases totaling 156 cases, up 37 from previous week. Diphtheria persisted in five counties, no new cases in Torrance after prior outbreak. Substantial measles increase, mumps decrease. First official Malta fever case from Chaves County, a rare U.S. disease common in Mediterranean, spread by goats. Detailed county breakdowns provided for chickenpox, diphtheria, German measles, gonorrhea, influenza, malaria, Malta fever, measles, meningitis, mumps, pneumonia, scarlet fever, smallpox, syphilis, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and whooping cough.