AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWest Nile in NM: New Mexico’s first 2026 West Nile virus cases were confirmed—an Albuquerque-area woman in her 70s is hospitalized and an Otero County man in his 30s is recovering at home—prompting renewed mosquito bite prevention and yard cleanups. Food safety alert: The FDA expanded a Salmonella investigation tied to recalled eggs from Midwest Poultry Services; 98 people in 17 states are sick, including New Mexico, with 26 hospitalizations and no deaths reported so far. Outbreak watch: Health officials also continue tracking cyclosporiasis, with the CDC/FDA investigation widening to more states as New Mexico reports no confirmed links to the current multistate lettuce outbreak. Infectious disease trend: A summer uptick of COVID-19 is being reported in parts of the West and South, with CDC estimates including New Mexico—still at very low levels, but rising. Local health policy: Albuquerque Public Schools is putting $2.6 million from opioid settlement funds into counseling and student prevention programs. Wildfire/forest health: The U.S. Forest Service and New Mexico signed a new 20-year agreement to expand thinning, restoration, and wildfire risk reduction. Child welfare scrutiny: NMDOJ delivered lawmakers dozens of reform recommendations for CYFD after linking multiple child deaths to agency failures. Animal health & NM border ports: USDA outlined a phased reopening of southern cattle import ports, including steps that could later reopen New Mexico entries, tied to New World screwworm controls.
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