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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus – Europe (07): Portugal (FA) conf.

West Nile Virus -- PortugalOn 14 Sep 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for Portugal notified WHO of a confirmed human case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection. The patient is a 71-year-old male from the town of Almancil (Loule municipality) - Algarve Region, Portugal with no recent history of travel. On 20 Jul [2015], he was hospitalized with neurological symptoms. Following a full recovery, on 4 Aug [2015] the patient was discharged from hospital.Seroconversion (IgM and IgG) was confirmed in 2 separate Read more [...]