EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County Commissioners Court passed a motion on Monday, July 28, to launch a public educational campaign in El Paso to help prevent the spread of rickettsiosis, a tick-borne disease that has killed 27 people in Ciudad Juárez.
El Paso County Animal Welfare Interim Director Crystal Reyes held a presentation for the County Commissioners Court, asking for the approval and authorization of a public education tick prevention campaign to inform and protect El Paso residents.
Reyes said the Animal Welfare Department attended an informational meeting in Juarez on the disease this past Saturday, July 26, where officials spoke on the cross-border collaboration to strengthen response efforts…