West Nile Virus Romania

Romania sees 80 cases of west nile virus infection and eight deaths in five months.

West nile virus romania. It is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Italy 11 germany 7 greece 5 spain 3 and romania 2. However some people develop a life threatening illness that includes inflammation of the spinal cord or brain. The province of badajoz spain and five regions in germany reported.

Most people infected with west nile virus either don t develop signs or symptoms or have only minor ones such as fever and mild headache. A total of 80 people were infected with the west nile virus in romania between may 1 and september 29 this year. There are no vaccines to prevent or medications to treat wnv in people. A mosquito transmitted virus causes most cases of west nile infection.

West nile virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes mostly species of culex. West nile virus has recently been confirmed in romania. West nile virus wnv is the leading cause of mosquito borne disease in the continental united states. Briese and xi yu jia and c.

80 of people who catch the virus. Since the start of the 2020 transmission season and as of 8 october 2020 eu member states have reported 285 human cases of wnv infection and 31 deaths through tessy. Risk is present throughout most of romania and transmission typically occurs from may to november. The primary hosts of wnv are birds so that the virus remains within a bird mosquito bird transmission cycle.

Greece 135 including 20 deaths spain 75 including 7 deaths italy 54 including 3 deaths germany 12 romania 6 including 1 death and hungary 3. It is a member of the family flaviviridae specifically from the genus flavivirus which also contains the zika virus dengue virus and yellow fever virus. Of 767 clinically defined cases 353 developed symptoms of central nervous system infection meningitis 40 meningo encephalitis 44 encephalitis 66. West nile virus is a single stranded rna virus that causes west nile fever.

West nile virus is a mosquito borne disease which as the statement says currently has no cure. Around 2 300 people have died of the virus in the last 20 years. Between 2 and 8 october 2020 eu member states reported 28 human cases of wnv infection. Two regions in germany meissen and halle saale reported locally acquired human cases of wnv infection for the first time through tessy.