Health: West Nile virus in the country: What you need to know now
Authorities have registered two people from the southwest who are said to have been locally infected with the West Nile virus. How the ministry assesses the situation and how people can protect themselves.
Two people in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, have been diagnosed with locally acquired West Nile virus infections, marking the first such cases in the region. The individuals, who had not recently traveled abroad, are believed to have contracted the virus through mosquito bites in the Stuttgart and Karlsruhe areas. According to the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI), about 20% of people infected with the West Nile virus develop West Nile fever, a flu-like illness, while only about 1 in 100 experience severe symptoms. The risk to the general population is currently considered low by the state health office.
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