THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING THREE HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS. TWO OF THEM, A 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND A 60 YEAR OLD WOMAN, ARE FROM DONA ANA COUNTY. A 76 YEAR OLD MAN FROM VALENCIA COUNTY WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH THE VIRUS. ALL THREE ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH THE MORE SERIOUS FORM OF THE ILLNESS.
THERE HAVE NOW BEEN FOUR CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS THIS YEAR. A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL FROM VALENCIA COUNTY RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS THIS PAST APRIL.
