EVERY YEAR, THE EMERGENCE OF MOSQUITOES IN THE SPRING BRINGS CONCERNS ABOUT WEST NILE VIRUS. MOSQUITOES ARE ALREADY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE IN NORTH TEXAS. BUT DR. PAUL ETTESTAD WITH THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT'S STILL A LITTLE TOO EARLY FOR MOSQUITOES HERE.
ETTESTAD TELLS 770 KKOB HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE HAVE FLUCTUATED OVER THE YEARS. HE SAYS THERE WERE 47 HUMAN CASES LAST YEAR, WITH ONE FATALITY. BUT THERE WERE ONLY FOUR CASES FOR ALL OF 2011.
ETTESTAD SAYS HE EXPECTS THAT MOSQUITOES WILL START SHOWING UP SOON…ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.
