Andalusia confirms two new West Nile virus cases in Seville province
Andalusia reported two new human cases of West Nile fever in Seville province, raising the summer total to 14 and triggering a health alert in Dos Hermanas.
Health authorities in the Spanish region of Andalusia have confirmed two additional human cases of West Nile fever in the province of Seville, bringing the total number of infections reported this summer to 14.
The newly detected cases occurred in the municipalities of Dos Hermanas and La Puebla del Río. Following the diagnosis of meningoencephalitis in Dos Hermanas, regional officials placed the municipality under a formal health alert until August 30. Enhanced mosquito control and surveillance measures also remain active in La Puebla del Río to curb further transmission of the mosquito-borne virus.
Sources: Canarias7.