Case report: West-Nile virus infection in two Dutch travellers returning from Israel

N Aboutaleb; M F Beersma; H F Wunderink; A CTM Vossen; L G Visser

doi:10.2807/ese.15.34.19649-en

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Case report: West-Nile virus infection in two Dutch travellers returning from Israel
N Aboutaleb¹ , M F Beersma² , H F Wunderink³ , A CTM Vossen³ , L G Visser ¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands ² Department of Virology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands ³ Department of Virology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands

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L Visser
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Citation style for this article: Aboutaleb N, Beersma M F, Wunderink H F, Vossen A CTM, Visser L G. Case report: West-Nile virus infection in two Dutch travellers returning from Israel. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(34):pii=19649. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.34.19649-en Received: 25 Aug 2010

Abstract

We report about West Nile virus (WNV) infections in a symptomatic traveller returning from Israel and in her asymptomatic travel companion. Knowledge of the current epidemiological situation in Israel from where WNV cases were reported recently enabled a rapid diagnosis. The described cases serve as a reminder for physicians to consider WNV in the diagnosis of patients returning from areas with potential circulation of the virus.