Zeitschriftenaufsatz | 2018 Open Access

Increase in human West Nile and Usutu virus infections, Austria, 2018

Autor:in

Aberle, Stephan W.; Kolodziejek, Jolanta; Jungbauer, Christof; Stiasny, Karin; Aberle, Judith H.; Zoufaly, Alexander; Hourfar, M; Weidner, Lisa; Nowotny, Norbert

Journal

Eurosurveillance

Abstrakt

Between 28 June and 17 September 2018, 27 cases of human West Nile virus infections were recorded in Austria; four cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease, 11 cases of West Nile fever, six infections detected by blood donation screening and six imported cases. In addition, 18 cases of human Usutu virus infections (all blood donors) were recorded. This is the highest number of annual infections recorded in Austria since the introduction of both viruses.

Schlagwörter

Austriaepidemiology; Disease Notification; Flavivirusisolation & purification; Flavivirus Infectionsdiagnosisepidemiology; Humans; West Nile Feverdiagnosisepidemiology; West Nile virusisolation & purification

Dokumententyp

Originalarbeit

CC Lizenz

CCBY

Open Access Type

Gold

ISSN/eISSN

1560-7917 -

DOI

10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.43.1800545