Dutch West Nile tally reaches 59 cases, with ten deaths among patients
One person with West Nile virus died in the first week of October, while three new patients were reported between 1 and 7 October, according to ANP’s account of RIVM figures.
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Four people have died following West Nile virus infection since the Dutch public health institute RIVM’s previous update on 24 September, the ANP news agency reported on 1 October, citing RIVM. [1]
RIVM registered 12 new infections, bringing the number reported in the Netherlands to 56. ANP said all the infected patients had acquired the virus through bites from infected mosquitoes. [1]
Update
ANP reports that RIVM’s latest weekly update puts the Netherlands’ 2026 total at 59 people diagnosed with West Nile virus, ten of whom have died. The figures include one person who died in the first week of October and three new patients reported between 1 and 7 October. [2]
According to ANP, the deaths are among people who had been infected; West Nile virus was not necessarily the cause. An RIVM spokesperson told ANP that the ten people who died were older, had an underlying condition, or both. [2]
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