The Higher Health Institute (ISS) said
Thursday that the number of cases of West Nile virus registered
in humans in Italy since the start of June had climbed to 94,
adding that the contagion levels had more than doubled in the
last week.
It said 55 of those cases were of the neuro-invasive form (16 in
Emilia-Romagna, 33 in Veneto, four in Piedmont and two in
Lombardy).
It said it had been notified of seven deaths linked to the
disease - five in Veneto, one in Piedmont and one in
Emilia-Romagna.
West Nile virus (WNV) can be spread by mosquitoes.
Most people who get it show no symptoms and recover without
treatment.
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