Netherlands Reports First West Nile Virus Infection in 6 Years
RIVM said the donor had mild symptoms and had not traveled abroad, while tests also found the virus in a horse and a bird.
- A Dutch blood donor in Utrecht tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the first infection in the Netherlands in six years, according to public health agency RIVM.
- Contracted in the Netherlands, the virus was identified in the donor who had not been abroad recently; RIVM also detected West Nile in a horse and a bird, indicating active mosquito transmission.
- Following the patient's mild West Nile fever symptoms, blood bank Sanquin carried out laboratory tests on samples. RIVM advises wearing long sleeves, applying mosquito repellent, and using screens to prevent bites.
- There are no known cases of transmission between humans, and RIVM stated the risk of contracting West Nile in the Netherlands remains small, though the disease can be fatal in rare cases.
- Around 1% of West Nile patients develop neurological problems, mainly those over 50 with weakened immune systems, while some 80% experience no symptoms at all, RIVM data shows.
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A Dutch blood donor has tested positive for West Nile virus, authorities say, and it is believed he contracted the virus in the Netherlands.
For the first time since 2020, the West Nile virus is back in the Netherlands. The virus spreads from bird to mosquito to human. "Neurological symptoms occur in 1 percent of infections." According to the RIVM, a human, a horse, and a bird have tested positive in a short period of time. "That shows that there are mosquitoes in the Netherlands carrying the virus." And those damn mosquitoes have been biting themselves silly these past few weeks. Ar…
In the Netherlands, a blood donor has been diagnosed with a West Nile virus infection. The individual has not recently been abroad. The RIVM therefore assumes that the infection was contracted in the Netherlands.
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