West Nile Virus — Germany
We have strong evidence for the 1st human case of West Nile fever acquired in Germany — a male veterinarian from Bavaria (Germany) has been diagnosed after contact with a West Nile virus (WNV)-infected bird.
The 31-year-old veterinarian, who works at a birds’ clinic, had performed necropsy of a just-deceased owl (great grey owl, _Strix nebulosa_) found in a wildlife park near Poing, Ebersberg, Bavaria. WNV was detected by PCR in tissue samples recovered during the necropsy. The owl case
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