ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is peak season in New Mexico for the West Nile virus, and one New Mexico Senator is warning people to be vigilant. The warning comes after the virus landed her husband in the ICU. "My husband started feeling ill and very tired beginning of last week," said Sen. Nicole Tobiassen.

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She never expected what came next. "He started slurring slightly, and I got him in the car and took him right to Presbyterian downtown, and

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