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Farmington Man Dies of West Nile Virus

A 61-year-old resident of Farmington, New Mexico, has become the state’s first fatality from West Nile virus. The Daily-Times reports the man is among seven cases of the mosquito-borne virus across the state. Most of New Mexico’s cases occur in August and September, and people remain at risk until the first hard frost.

Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.
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