WE’VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE ZIKA VIRUS THE PAST FEW WEEKS…BUT SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT IN NEW MEXICO?? MARK DIMENNA IS ABQ’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. HE SAYS THERE’S NO PRESSING CONCERN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR THERE’S NO MOSQUITO ACTIVITY.
DIMENNA SAYS IT’S MORE IMPORTANT FOR NEW MEXICANS TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TRAVEL ADVISORIES REGARDING THE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS… ESPECIALLY PREGNANT WOMEN. TRANSMISSION OF THE ZIKA VIRUS IS MOSTLY OCCURING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, WHERE BIRTH DEFECTS ARE OFTEN THE RESULT.
