There have been six Dutch infections with it so far westnijlvirus reported to it European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). It RIVM confirms that five new cases have been added since mid-October. According to the ECDC, the other five cases have also been observed in the Utrecht region. So reports the AD.
Infection occurs through infected mosquitoes. It concerns the common house mosquito. The mosquitoes become infected by feeding on infected birds. These mosquitoes then spread the virus to other birds and sometimes to humans and other mammals as well. Under natural conditions, the virus is not transmitted from human to human. But it is possible that someone will be infected by a blood or organ transplant. The most important measure against the virus is to protect yourself from mosquitoes. Especially at dusk, when they are most active.
If you become infected with the virus, it usually takes 3 to 15 days before you can get complaints. Most people (80%) do not get any complaints. About 20% of infected people develop mild flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache and muscle pain. Only a very small proportion (1%) develop a serious illness, such as inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) or inflammation of the brain (meningitis). With these serious illnesses, the chance of death is 4 to 14%. In people aged 70 or older this can increase to 15 to 29%.
Between 30 October and 5 November 2020, EU Member States reported seven cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in humans: the Netherlands (5), Spain (1) and Germany (1). These cases have been reported from areas where WNV infections have already occurred. No deaths have been reported this week. The EU’s neighboring countries reported 17 cases of WNV infection in humans, all reported by Israel.
Since the start of the 2020 mosquito season through November 5, 2020, EU member states have reported 315 cases of WNV infection in humans, resulting in 36 deaths., Via TESSy The following infections have been reported: Greece (143, of which 22 have died), Spain (77, of which 7 have died), Italy (66, of which 5 have died), Germany (13), Romania (6, of which 1 has died) , The Netherlands (6), Hungary (3) and Bulgaria (1, which has died).
The Pazardzhik province in Bulgaria, the Badajoz province in Spain, the Utrecht region in the Netherlands and five regions in Germany (Barnim, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Saalekreis, Halle (Saale) and Meissen) are areas where human infections with the WNV has observed. All other infections were reported from areas where WNV infections had occurred in humans during previous mosquito seasons.
Six cases of the West Nile virus have now been reported in the Netherlands https://t.co/ZQYoilQHo4
– AD.nl (@ADnl) November 8, 2020
We are on the map, West Nile virus in Europe @ECDC_EU # mosquitoes #birds #horses #people #encephalitis #WNV pic.twitter.com/P5uydATuM0
— Mariet Feltkamp (@MarietFeltkamp) November 6, 2020
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