Autochthonous West Nile virus infection outbreak in humans, Leipzig, Germany, August to September 2020
Corinna Pietsch, Dominik Michalski, Johannes Münch, Sirak Petros, Sandra Bergs, Henning Trawinski, Christoph Lübbert, Uwe G. Liebert
Abstract
Following a distinct summer heat wave, nine autochthonous cases of West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease, including one fatality, were observed in Leipzig, Germany, in August and September 2020. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated close relationships in viruses from humans, animals and mosquitos in eastern Germany, obtained during the preceding 2 years. The described large cluster of autochthonous West Nile virus infections in Germany indicates endemic seasonal circulation of lineage 2 viruses in the area.
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West Nile virusOutbreakVirologyGeographyCluster (spacecraft)ArbovirusBiologyVirusComputer scienceProgramming languageMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsMalaria Research and Control