Portugal reports 1st laboratory confirmed West Nile virus case
by Staff from Outbreak News Today on (#N883)
A 71-year-old man from the town of Almancil, Algarve Region, Portugal is the first laboratory confirmed human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the country, according a World Health Organization (WHO) report last week. The patient was hospitalized with neurological symptoms in mid-July, fully recovered and was discharged on August 4. He had no travel ["]