New Mexico's first human case of plague in 2026 has killed a woman & raised concerns of ongoing public risk, especially in the midst of the World Cup. Professor Will Goedel says “considering the high density of people from all over the world, we are more focused on COVID-19, measles and norovirus.”
A New Mexico plague death is raising questions--but experts say rare diseases pose little risk to World Cup crowds compared to highly contagious infections like measles.
