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

First autochthonous human West Nile virus infections in the Netherlands, July to August 2020.
Euro Surveill. 2020 Nov;25(46):
Authors: Vlaskamp DR, Thijsen SF, Reimerink J, Hilkens P, Bouvy WH, Bantjes SE, Vlaminckx BJ, Zaaijer H, van den Kerkhof HH, Raven SF, Reusken CB
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.
PMID: 33213687 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Euro Surveill - November 1, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vlaskamp DR, Thijsen SF, Reimerink J, Hilkens P, Bouvy WH, Bantjes SE, Vlaminckx BJ, Zaaijer H, van den Kerkhof HH, Raven SF, Reusken CB Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research