The Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Andalusia, Rocío Hernández, confirmed on Monday the death of a person infected with the Nile virus in Mairena del Aljarafe (Seville), bringing to nine the number of deaths since ‘summer. including in the province of Seville.
This death is added to the three deaths in Coria del Río, one in Dos Hermanas, one in La Puebla del Río, one in Mairena del Aljarafe, another in the Sevillian capital and a 69-year-old woman who was infected during a trip to Utrera and died in Navarre.
The latter deceased had a history of illnesses and had been hospitalized for several weeks. The ministry added in its weekly report that no new infections were recorded in the last seven days, so the number of cases remains at 87.
The presence of Nile virus was detected in captures made in the Benalup-Casas Viejas area (Cádiz), Villanueva de la Reina (Jaén) and La Puebla del Río (Seville), in the Brazo del Este Natural Park . area. . The remaining traps in Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba and Jaén gave negative results, according to information provided by the Commission.
Salud reports that compared to the previous week, the number of Culex perexiguus captures continues to be low in most traps in the municipalities of La Puebla del Río, Coria del Río and Palomares de Río, although two traps located in the southern and northern areas of Coria del Río show high values.
Likewise, thanks to the integration of surveillance, Public Health reports that compared to the previous week, the captures of the Culex perexiguus mosquito remain low in most traps in the municipalities of La Puebla del Río, Coria del Río and Palomares of. Río, although two traps located in the southern and northern areas of Coria del Río give high values. The circulation of the virus was also detected in transmitting mosquitoes captured in the trap located in the forest area of Pinares de Colina, in La Puebla del Río.
In addition, the presence of West Nile virus was detected in three horses: one in Villanueva de la Reina (Jaén), another in Beas (Huelva) and another in Cártama (Málaga). The cases were reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development.
