NEW MEXICO IS SEEING A RASH OF WEST NILE VIRUS CASES AS THE MOSQUITO SEASON WINDS DOWN. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS 10 NEW CASES…BRINGING TO 20 THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS WHO'VE GOTTEN SICK FROM WEST NILE THIS YEAR.
TWO HAVE DIED. THE MOST RECENT CASES SPAN THE STATE…FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY IN THE NORTHWEST TO LEA COUNTY IN THE SOUTHEAST. THERE WERE ALSO TWO CASES IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE VICTIMS RANGE IN AGE FROM 15 TO 82.
