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First autochthonous human West Nile virus infections in the Netherlands, July to August 2020.

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.

SUBMITTER: Vlaskamp DR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678035 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First autochthonous human West Nile virus infections in the Netherlands, July to August 2020.

Vlaskamp Danique Rm DR Thijsen Steven Ft SF Reimerink Johan J Hilkens Pieter P Bouvy Willem H WH Bantjes Sabine E SE Vlaminckx Bart Jm BJ Zaaijer Hans H van den Kerkhof Hans Htc HH Raven Stijn Fh SF Reusken Chantal Bem CB

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 20201101 46

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. ...[more]

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First autochthonous human West Nile virus infections in the Netherlands, July to August 2020.

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First autochthonous human West Nile virus infections in the Netherlands, July to August 2020.

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