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The New Mexico Business Weekly in a report dated August 27th announced that the New Mexico Health Department has announced the first two cases of West Nile virus for 2010:

In one case, a 67-year-old woman from San Juan County was diagnosed and hospitalized with neurological symptoms, the more severe form of West Nile virus.

A 47-year-old woman from Doña Ana County also had a positive West Nile test when she donated blood. Later, she developed mild symptoms. She has recovered.

You can read all of the story here to determine symptoms and precautions.  And you can click here for health department fact sheets in English and Spanish.