Netherlands: 2026 West Nile

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Source: https://nltimes.nl/2026/09/12/west-nile-outbreak-dutch-health-min-asking-people-sleep-mosquito-nets


Saturday, 12 September 2026 - 14:45
West Nile outbreak has Dutch health min. asking people to sleep under mosquito nets
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Health Minister Sophie Hermans (VVD) is advising people to sleep under a mosquito net if they have one to avoid the West Nile infection, which has recently taken the life of a 78-year-old Utrecht man.

Nine more infections were reported last week, and the death toll rose to three, according to RTV Utrecht. Those who died were reportedly elderly people with already existing health complications, Hermans said.

 

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Four more people have died from West Nile virus in the Netherlands.

Four more people have died in the Netherlands from West Nile virus infection, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Thursday. A total of 12 new cases were recorded, including the four deceased patients. Nine infected individuals have died in the Netherlands since the beginning of this year.

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October 1, 2026, 06:10

All affected patients contracted the virus following a bite from an infected mosquito. The total number of reported cases in the country now stands at 56.

The RIVM believes the West Nile virus outbreak has passed its peak, “as the number of new infections has decreased in recent weeks.”
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