The West Nile virus has been confirmed in nine people in the Netherlands since the start of the summer, according to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). The virus is circulating, according to Sanquin Research, and studies on birds and common house mosquitos. One person has died as a result, and at least one person was hospitalized towards the end of August, the office previously stated.

A person has died from West Nile virus in the Netherlands as infections rise, with warmer temperatures increasing mosquito-borne transmission risks across Europe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A person has died from West Nile virus in the Netherlands as infections rise, with warmer temperatures increasing mosquito-borne transmission risks across Europe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A person in the province of Utrecht has died after contracting West Nile virus in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said Wednesday. The person died in hospital.Mosquitoes can transmit West Nile virus, although most people who contract the infection do not develop symptoms. The RIVM says this is the case for around 80 percent of those infected. A spokesperson added that one other person with West Nile virus is currently being treated in a Dutch hospital.

A person in the province of Utrecht has died after contracting West Nile virus in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said Wednesday. The person died in hospital.Mosquitoes can transmit West Nile virus, although most people who contract the infection do not develop symptoms. The RIVM says this is the case for around 80 percent of those infected. A spokesperson added that one other person with West Nile virus is currently being treated in a Dutch hospital.