Abstract
In October 2020, the first case of autochthonous West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease was diagnosed in the Netherlands with a presumed infection in the last week of August. Investigations revealed five more cases of local West Nile virus (WNV) infection. The cases resided in a region where WNV was detected in a bird and mosquitoes in August 2020. Molecular analysis was successful for two cases and identified the presence of WNV lineage 2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Euro surveillance |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 46 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2020 |
Keywords
- WNF
- WNND
- West Nile virus
- blood safety
- meningitis
- the Netherlands
- zoonoses