The New Mexico Department of Health is urging people to take precautions against the West Nile virus. According to NMDOH, there are no reported cases of West Nile virus so far in New Mexico, but recent rainfall may have left standing water where mosquitoes breed.

The Stanislaus County Public Health Department has confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus for 2025. Officials said the person was infected with West Nile Virus and developed neuroinvasive West Nile Virus, a neurological illness that can manifest after exposure.