The patient tested positive for the infection, but state health officials could not confirm that it was the cause of death.

An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause. The person who died was unvaccinated and did not seek medical care,

By Julie Steenhuysen and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -A New Mexico resident who has died, tested positive for measles, the state health department said on Thursday, marking the second measles-related death in the United States in more than a decade.