Fifth West Nile Virus Death Confirmed as Number of Cases Rises - DutchNews.nl
- A fifth person has died from West Nile virus since the start of the year, while confirmed infections rose to 44. The public health agency RIVM detected 16 new patients in the past week.
- Following a hospital patient's death in Utrecht, the RIVM confirmed last month that West Nile is now circulating in the Dutch mosquito population. Prior fatalities involved infections acquired while traveling abroad.
- While 80% of infected people show no symptoms, West Nile fever causes neurological problems in around 1% of cases. The RIVM also recorded 136 positive tests in horses and 171 in birds this year.
- Health authorities stress there is no pandemic risk because the virus cannot spread person-to-person. Specialists, including doctors, are monitoring the disease to determine if additional precautionary measures are necessary.
- Around half of this year's infections occurred in Zuid-Holland province, with other cases across Noord-Holland, Noord-Brabant, Gelderland, Overijssel, and Utrecht. This geographic spread indicates endemic circulation throughout multiple regions.
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Another patient infected with the West Nile virus has died. This was reported by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). It is unclear whether the virus was the cause of death, or whether it was due to a vulnerable state of health, for example. Five people infected with the West Nile virus have died this year. Over the past week, the RIVM received sixteen reports regarding people diagnosed with the virus. This brings…
Fifth West Nile virus death reported in Netherlands as 16 new cases confirmed
Another person in the Netherlands has died after being infected with West Nile virus, while the number of new cases has risen slightly. Five people who were confirmed to have contracted West Nile virus have died in the Netherlands this year. However, the virus is not necessarily considered the direct cause of their deaths.
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BILTHOVEN (ANP) - Another person in the Netherlands has died after contracting the West Nile virus. The number of new infections has also increased slightly: in the past week, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) received sixteen reports of people diagnosed with the virus...
West Nile Virus continues to take lives. In the Netherlands, the number of people who died of the virus this year rose to 5, and the number of cases rose to 44.
The number of confirmed cases of West Nile virus infection in the Netherlands has increased to 44. 16 more patients have been identified in the last week, reporting RTL Niews with reference to the Royal Institute of Health and the Environment (RIVM).
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