First person in the Netherlands tests positive for West Nile virus
4 years, 2 months ago

First person in the Netherlands tests positive for West Nile virus

NL Times  

Someone in the Netherlands tested positive for the West Nile virus last week, the first such case to hit the Netherlands. “It is the first time that an infection of this virus has been found in a person who contracted it in the Netherlands,” the RIVM stated. Roughly one percent of infected humans develop encephalitis, or another serious neurological disease, with around 20 percent showing mild flu-like symptoms or a fever. Last month was the first time that an animal was found infected with the virus, when a bird in the Utrecht region tested positive for West Nile.

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West Nile virus has health officials 'concerned' as infected mosquitoes reach record highs and cases spread to 8 states
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West Nile virus has health officials 'concerned' as infected mosquitoes reach record highs and cases spread to 8 states

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NL Times  

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Utrecht blood banks to start testing for West Nile virus
4 years, 2 months ago

Utrecht blood banks to start testing for West Nile virus

NL Times  

Blood banks in the Utrecht region will start testing donated blood for the West Nile virus, following the first known case of a person getting the virus in the Netherlands, Hart van Nederland reports. Infection expert Hans van Kerhof of public health institute RIVM told the current affairs program that the arrival of West Nile virus in the Netherlands will …

West Nile Virus surfaces in the Netherlands for the first time ever
4 years, 3 months ago

West Nile Virus surfaces in the Netherlands for the first time ever

NL Times  

A bird found in the Utrecht region tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first time the virus has been found in the Netherlands. The system must detect the introduction of a number of exotic viruses, including the West Nile virus, as early as possible," the RIVM said. In previous years, birds with West Nile virus antibodies have been …

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