First autochthonous human West Nile virus infections in the Netherlands, July to August 2020
Danique RM Vlaskamp, Steven Thijsen, Johan Reimerink, P.H.E. Hilkens, Willem H. Bouvy, Sabine E. Bantjes, Bart J. M. Vlaminckx, Hans L. Zaaijer, Hans HTC van den Kerkhof, Stijn Raven, Chantal Reusken
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.
Topics & Concepts
West Nile virusVirologyVirusLineage (genetic)BiologyGeneBiochemistryMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences