Infectious Disease Bureau
The goal of the NMDOH Infectious Disease Bureau (IDB) is to reduce the spread of infectious diseases through prevention, care, testing, screening and surveillance work.
News Articles
Latest
- Health Department urges vaccination as influenza cases rise statewide (January 16, 2026)
- New Mexico maintains full childhood vaccine recommendations despite HHS rollback (January 7, 2026)
- Department of Health recommends hepatitis B vaccine (December 8, 2025)
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- Department of Health Investigates Outbreak of Hepatitis A in Albuquerque (November 19, 2018)
- DOH recommends clients of VIP Spa get tested for blood-borne infections (July 5, 2023)
- Renewed public health order targets rising congenital syphilis cases (October 16, 2023)
Health Data
Featured
- Hepatitis C in New Mexico Among Persons less than 30 Years of Age, 2014-2016 (Epidemiology Report)
Latest
- Final 2024 Tuberculosis Case Rate Report (Infectious Disease)
- HPV Vaccination Trend - 2024 (Epidemiology Report)
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance Report 2024 (Infectious Disease)
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- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance Report 2016 (Infectious Disease)
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance Report 2017 (Infectious Disease)
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance Report 2014 (Infectious Disease)
Publications
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- Office Hours for New Mexico Vaccine Providers- January 2026 (General)
- Public Health Order - Congenital Syphilis 2025 (Rules & Regulations)
- Orden de Salud Pública: Detección de sífilis. (Spanish Version)
- Tuberculosis Fact Sheet (Spanish) (Help)
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- Certificate of Exemption from Immunization (English) (Form)
- Certificate of Exemption from Immunization (Spanish) (Form)
- NMSIIS Data Quality Improvement Plan (2026) (Plan)
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- School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2024-2025 (English) (Policies, Protocols & Procedures)
- Pink Book Reference of Foreign Vaccine Product Names (Help)
- VFC COVID-19 Troubleshooting Record Form (Form)