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Following a distinct summer heat wave, nine autochthonous cases of West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease, including one fatality, were observed in Leipzig, Germany, in August and September 2020. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated close relationships in viruses from humans, animals and mosquitos in eastern Germany, obtained during the preceding 2 years. The described large cluster of autochthonous West Nile virus infections in Germany indicates endemic seasonal circulation of lineage 2 viruses in the area.

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Autochthonous West Nile virus infection outbreak in humans, Leipzig, Germany, August to September 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Corinna+Pietsch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pietsch Corinna</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominik+Michalski&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Michalski Dominik</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Johannes+M%C3%BCnch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Münch Johannes</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sirak+Petros&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Petros Sirak</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sandra+Bergs&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bergs Sandra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Henning+Trawinski&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Trawinski Henning</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christoph+L%C3%BCbbert&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lübbert Christoph</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Uwe+G+Liebert&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Liebert Uwe G</a></span>. Autochthonous West Nile virus infection outbreak in humans, Leipzig, Germany, August to September 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(46):pii=2001786. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.46.2001786" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.46.2001786</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 14 Oct 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 18 Nov 2020 </span> </p>
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