September 10, 2026 3:39 PM
West Nile virus infections cause three deaths in the Netherlands
Three people in the Netherlands have died from an infection caused by the West Nile virus in recent weeks, the country's public health institution RIVM said on Thursday, following an increased number of cases in Europe. The RIVM last month reported a first death caused by the West Nile virus, a week after it had found the first infection contracted in the Netherlands since 2020. The institution said the number of infections had risen to 18, and two more people had died in a Dutch hospital. Th...