westnilevirus
As the summer heats up, nine European countries are reporting local spread of the West Nile virus (WNV) and eight people have died from the mosquito-borne illness, according to the EU’s disease prevention agency. At least 69 infections have been reported this summer, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a news release on Monday. It added that WNV cases are expected to rise in the coming weeks and months given the warmer summer weather and because the mosquitoes that spread the virus are native to Europe. “The transmission season is well under way,” the ECDC sai...
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After dengue fever outbreaks in Europe put travellers on red alert in spring, cases of another potentially deadly, mosquito-borne virus have now been reported. West Nile virus has been detected in two individuals in Spain and Italy. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the infections were acquired locally rather than on trips to tropical regions. The case in Italy was discovered on 20 June in Modena, a city in the northern Emilia-Romagna region. It follows a case identified in Seville, Spain, in March. What is West Nile virus and what are the symptoms?Wes...
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A rise in dengue fever cases across Europe isn’t the most comfortable pre-holiday news but there are ways to reduce the risk of infection. New data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows that both locally-acquired and imported cases of dengue soared last year as hotter temperatures aided the spread of disease-bearing mosquitoes. Climate change is making summer holiday planning ever-more unpredictable, with flooded airports and heatwaves among the biggest challenges that tourists have to navigate. Mosquitoes might seem like a small annoyance, but these pesky in...
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