In Fréjus, in the Var, the Nile fever virus was detected, revealed theRegional Health Agency (ARS) on August 6 in a press release. By specifying that the infected person was on the mend.
The virus is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, of the Culex genus (either with a yellow or brown body), they are active at sunset and during the night. These contract the virus through carrier birds.
An often asymptomatic virus
If the West Nile can be transmitted to humans, the ARS explains that it cannot be transmitted between humans, we are only “accidental” hosts, like horses.
The virus can cause symptoms similar to the flu: fever, pain, headache. And more rarely cause neurological complications. That said, it is most of the time said to be “asymptomatic”, the statement said.
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