A man in his 50s with underlying health conditions is recovering in the hospital after developing the severe, neuroinvasive form of West Nile virus, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health confirmed September 29. He lives in the 79927 ZIP code. This is the seventh neuroinvasive case in El Paso this year, KFOX14 reported, and it was announced the same week heavy rain and high winds left thousands without power in Northeast El Paso.
That rain matters for every household. Mosquitoes that spread West Nile lay eggs in still water, and a single storm can fill buckets, flowerpots, clogged gutters, and old tires in backyards across the region. The virus is still circulating, and warm weather gives new mosquitoes time to hatch.
