... calls from residents in the communities it protects concerned about mosquitoes. The insects, which breed near water, carry diseases like West Nile virus, a type of encephalitis that can be fatal to humans, horses and birds. Cases have occurred in New Mexico every year since 2003. Up ... full story
... smugglers about $2,000. Once the fee was paid, prosecutors said, the immigrants were taken to their final destinations in the United States. West Nile Shows Up in Colorado FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Health officials in Larimer County say they have this year's first confirmed Colorado sample ... full story
... rainfall," he said. Officials won't know until later in the summer whether the bumper crop of mosquitoes will translate into cases of West Nile virus, which is spread only by certain species of mosquitoes. The high-risk season for West Nile spans July through October. More mosquitoes ... full story
... billboards, TV advertisements and other ads. There would still be money left, though, for public-health campaigns centering on air quality or the West Nile virus, councilors said. Councilors also reduced funding for a Downtown teen center and made other changes. The cuts will allow the ... full story
... Department officials contend that because of a tire's shape, occurrences of rodent and insect infestation — and related Hantavirus and West Nile Virus concerns — are amplified. Detailed information is available online at www.nmenv.state.nm.us/wsb. full story
... to spread-out alternative energy developments. In 2004, scientists said that the sage grouse decision could have gone either way. Now, with west Nile virus killing thousands of grouse, the Bush administration's determination to quickly bring on oil and gas, and fires destroying hundreds of ... full story
... ; staphylococcal food poisoning; measles outbreaks in 1987, 1990 and 1995; numerous outbreaks of pertussis (whooping cough), anthrax in 2001 and West Nile virus in 2002. Always a nurse Tanuz was born ("at home!") in Pecos in 1951 and grew up in a hardworking family. "I always wanted to ... full story
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 West Nile threat remains, health officials warn The Associated Press SANTA FE - State health officials are reminding New Mexico residents they still need to take precautions against West Nile virus, such as using insect repellant on exposed skin. There have been ... full story
Saturday, October 04, 2008 AROUND N.M. Journal and Wire Reports '08 West Nile Cases At 7; None Fatal SANTA FE New Mexico health officials say there have been seven cases of West Nile virus reported in six counties so far this year. The cases include a 64-year-old man from Do ... full story
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Around New Mexico West Nile Reported In Valencia County SANTA FE — New Mexico has its first human case of West Vile virus this year. A 50-year-old Valencia County man contracted the virus at the end of July and the infection was confirmed Tuesday, said ... full story
Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried - he's already running out of money.
Two former Texas Youth Commission administrators have been ordered to appear in court in a long-delayed case on charges alleging they sexually abused teenage inmates.
More than two years ago, a pair of former administrators at a remote West Texas juvenile prison were indicted on charges accusing them of sexually preying on teenage boys at the facility - a development hailed by the state's attorney general as a first step toward justice in a statewide scandal.