A mosquito carried by plane, presumably
The two people were probably infected by a mosquito transported by plane to Melsbroek or Zaventem airport, Joris Moonens, spokesperson for the Flemish Health Care Agency, announced on Saturday morning at a conference of press at the Kampenhout town hall. “The people of Kampenhout should not worry“, adds Mayor Kris Leaerts.
“There is no danger for the population of Kampenhout“, reassures Joris Moonens.”The deceased couple were reportedly stung in mid-September. So if other people were bitten by the same mosquito at the same time, they would have already developed symptoms of the disease. This is a very rare case, an unfortunate coincidence.“
According to the Flemish Health Care Agency, only one other case of contamination with the malaria virus was recorded on Belgian soil in 2014, but it is the first time that people have died of malaria after contamination in Belgium.
The two people were probably infected by a mosquito transported by plane to Melsbroek or Zaventem airport, Joris Moonens, spokesperson for the Flemish Health Care Agency, announced on Saturday morning at a conference of press at the Kampenhout town hall. “The people of Kampenhout should not worry“, adds Mayor Kris Leaerts.
“There is no danger for the population of Kampenhout“, reassures Joris Moonens.”The deceased couple were reportedly stung in mid-September. So if other people were bitten by the same mosquito at the same time, they would have already developed symptoms of the disease. This is a very rare case, an unfortunate coincidence.“
According to the Flemish Health Care Agency, only one other case of contamination with the malaria virus was recorded on Belgian soil in 2014, but it is the first time that people have died of malaria after contamination in Belgium.
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