A WOMAN FROM RIO ARRIBA COUNTY IS AT HOME RECOVERING AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH A SERIOUS FORM OF WEST NILE VIRUS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S ANOTHER REASON TO TRY TO AVOID BEING BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES THAT CAN CARRY THE VIRUS. DR. PAUL ETTESTAD SAYS WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAIN NEW MEXICO HAS GOTTEN RECENTLY, MOSQUITO POPULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE.
