The New Mexico Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed an additional five cases of measles in Lea County, bringing the total to eight cases in the state.

The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed another case of measles in Lea County. The department said the adult individual is in isolation. NMDOH is conducting contact tracing on the individual. This now brings the total to nine cases in the state,

Measles is highly contagious. Here's what you should know about how to protect yourself against the disease, as well as what's happening in Texas and New Mexico.

The measles outbreak in Texas has reached nearly 150 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health department. The agency said 146 cases have been identified since late January. Twenty of those patients have been hospitalized, and one school-age, unvaccinated child has died.

New measles cases have been confirmed in New Jersey and Kentucky with the one common factor being a lack of measles vaccinations.

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.

The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed an initial measles case on Feb. 14 in an unvaccinated individual, and by Feb. 20, two additional cases were identified in people who had close contact with the original patient.

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is concerned by recent outbreak. But those who have the measles vaccine, do not need to worry.