On Wednesday morning, officials with the City of El Paso Department of Public Health began urging residents to prevent mosquito breeding and avoid mosquito bites in order to avoid disease. “Even though we are currently in the middle of a global pandemic with COVID-19, pathogens and disease do not take turns and we must face […]Read More
On Wednesday, officials with the City of El Paso Department of Public Health announced they confirmed the area’s 14th cases of West Nile virus. A man in his early 60’s with underlying medical conditions, was confirmed to have contracted the virus but is recovering at home. ”We continue to stress that even though our weather is […]Read More
Late Thursday, officials with the City of El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that they continue to receive confirmed cases of West Nile virus in our area. The 11th case is a man in his early 80’s, the 12th is a woman in her early 30’s, and the 13th case is a man […]Read More
The City of El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that two West Nile virus-related deaths have been confirmed in the area. “It has been four years since our City has seen a West Nile-related death and this news is hard to report,” said Robert Resendes, Public Health Director. “We extend our condolences […]Read More
Monday morning, officials with the City of El Paso Department of Public Health announced that two more cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been confirmed. The two most recent cases involve a woman in her early 30’s and a man in his late 30’s. Both reside in the 79912 zip code and neither have […]Read More
Officials with the City of El Paso Department of Public Health have confirmed three West Nile cases in El Paso. Two females in their late 70’s and one male in his 50’s, all within the 79925 zip code, have been confirmed as West Nile cases. West Nile Virus continues to raise concerns for health officials […]Read More
On Thursday, the Department of Public Health confirmed a third case of West Nile Virus this season in El Paso. “The upcoming Labor Day weekend is typically a time for the community to spend extended periods of time outdoors and we need residents to protect themselves from mosquitoes that carry West Nile,” said Department of […]Read More
The Department of Public Health has confirmed a second case of West Nile Virus this season in El Paso. The patient is a man in his early 70’s who lives in West El Paso. He has underlying medical conditions but is recovering from the infection. The first case this season involved a man in his […]Read More
Two new confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in two El Paso men brings the total number of cases in El Paso to 13 so far this season. The new cases involve a man in his 70’s who lives in the Mission Valley and a man in his early 60’s who lives on the city’s […]Read More
An El Paso man in his late 40s has become the fifth confirmed person in El Paso to be diagnosed with West Nile Virus in El Paso this year. The man lives in West El Paso and does not have a history of recent travel. The patient does have underlying medical conditions, but is recovering […]Read More
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