NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST TWO CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN 2018. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN A 43 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY AND A 71 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM DONA ANA COUNTY. BOTH CASES REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITO POPULATIONS REMAIN ON THE RISE AFTER WEEKS OF RAIN ACROSS THE STATE. LAST YEAR THERE WERE 33 CONFIRMED CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN NEW MEXICO…AND ONE FATALITY.
