MOSQUITO SEASON IS JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY…AND THAT MAY HAVE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE ZIKA VIRUS. THE GOOD NEWS IS…MOSQUITOES THAT CARRY ZIKA ARE NOT FOUND IN ALBUQUERQUE. SO PAUL SMITH, THE CITY’S URBAN BIOLOGY DIVISION MANAGER, SAYS THEIR MAIN CONCERN IS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC. HE SAYS THEY NEED TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION OUT ON WHAT THE RISK ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
SMITH SAYS ZIKA CAN BE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED. NEW MEXICO HAS HAD ONE CASE OF THE VIRUS…A MAN FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY WHO’S BELIEVED TO HAVE CONTRACTED IT WHILE TRAVELLING IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
