Diseases
First New Mexico West Nile Virus Death of 2014
September 23, 2014 - Zoonotic Diseases - Disease
The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that an 89-year-old man from Lea County has died from West Nile virus infection. This is the first fatality due to West Nile virus in New Mexico in 2014. The man had encephalitis, the more severe clinical form of the disease, and had been hospitali... « read more »
Hantavirus Case in a San Juan County Man
September 17, 2014 - Zoonotic Diseases - Disease
The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that a 50-year-old man from San Juan County is hospitalized with laboratory confirmed Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). This is the fourth case of Hantavirus in New Mexico this year. An environmental investigation will be conducted at the home o... « read more »