Autochthonous West Nile virus infection outbreak in humans, Leipzig, Germany, August to September 2020

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...

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Autores principales: Pietsch, Corinna, Michalski, Dominik, Münch, Johannes, Petros, Sirak, Bergs, Sandra, Trawinski, Henning, Lübbert, Christoph, Liebert, Uwe G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7678033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33213686
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.46.2001786
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Sumario: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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