LAS CRUCES — Five new cases of West Nile have been reported in Doña Ana County. The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that it has confirmed 15 new cases of West Nile Virus infection in eight counties throughout the state. The state has had a total of 42 human cases of West Nile so far this year with two fatalities. During 2007, the state health department has reported a total of 42 human cases of West Nile Virus. In very rare cases, about one in 150, people infected with West Nile Virus will develop severe illness including meningitis or encephalitis. New Mexico had 33 cases with two fatalities in 2005, 88 cases with four fatalities in 2004 and 209 cases with four fatalities in 2003. Read More

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