Fifth West Nile Virus Death Confirmed as Number of Cases Rises - DutchNews.nl
RIVM said the virus is circulating in Dutch mosquitoes, and 44 human infections have been confirmed this year, including five deaths.
- A fifth person has died from West Nile, bringing confirmed infections to 44, the public health agency RIVM reported. Another 16 patients were detected since last week's update.
- Following a hospital patient's death in Utrecht, the RIVM confirmed last month that the virus now circulates in the Dutch mosquito population. Previous fatalities had been limited to 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. Doctors and other specialists 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 spreading across Noord-Holland, Noord-Brabant, Gelderland, Overijssel, and Utrecht. The geographic distribution reflects widespread circulation throughout the country.
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The Netherlands' National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) has confirmed the country's fifth death from West Nile virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases this year to 44. Authorities have stressed that there is no risk of a pandemic as the mosquito-borne virus is not spread from person to person. About 80 percent of those infected do not show symptoms, while serious neurological complications occur in about 1 percent of cases. Ther…
<p>The Netherlands recorded a fifth death among those infected with West Nile virus In the Netherlands, the number infected with the West Nile virus rose to 44. Five patients died, but the virus was not involved confirmed.</p>
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...
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