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Short Communication: West Nile fever imported from Austria to Germany
Author(s) -
Pietsch Corinna,
Trawinski Henning,
Lübbert Christoph,
Liebert Uwe G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.13079
Subject(s) - west nile virus , geography , virology , yellow fever , flavivirus , biology , virus
This is the first report of West Nile virus (WNV) infection imported by a traveller returning from a neighbouring country to Germany (Austria). Physician s should be aware of the expansion of WNV endemic areas in Europe.