NM: 2024 West Nile

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Source: https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmhealth-confirms-first-west-nile-virus-case-of-2024/

NMHealth confirms first West Nile virus case of 2024
Jonathan Fjeld | KOB
5 hours ago​

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed the first West Nile virus case of this year in a resident.

The person is a resident of Union County. According to NMHealth, they didn’t need to be hospitalized and are recovering at home.

New Mexico health officials had the third-highest number of human infections of West Nile virus reported in the state since tracking began in 2002. There were 80 reported infections and eight deaths.

Over the last five years, New Mexico has averaged around 35 cases per year of West Nile virus.

Last year, officials announced the first reported case in late-July. The year before, it was in mid-September...


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Source: https://www.koat.com/article/bernalillo-county-west-nile-virus-albuquerque-2024/61957709


First human case of West Nile Virus detected in Bernalillo County
KOAT logo Updated: 11:59 AM MDT Aug 23, 2024
Vince Rodriguez
Digital Media Manager

​The city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County have announced the first human cases of West Nile Virus in the county.

According to the city's environmental health department, there have been two cases found in Bernalillo County, with one of those cases resulting in a death.​..