West Nile Virus Is Spreading Across Europe — What UK Holidaymakers Need to Know

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Europe reports rising cases as travellers are urged to prevent mosquito bites.

Europe Has Recorded 81 Locally Acquired Cases

Italy Has the Largest Outbreak So Far

Greece Has Seen the Most Severe Pattern

Most Infected People Never Develop Symptoms

Around One in 150 Develops Severe Disease

Mosquitoes Catch the Virus From Birds

The Highest-Risk Months Are Underway

Britain’s Domestic Risk Remains Very Low

Bite Prevention Is the Main Protection

There Is No Human Vaccine or Specific Cure

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A familiar summer nuisance can carry consequences that are easy to underestimate. The greatest difficulty is recognising when ordinary seasonal discomfort deserves closer attention.

For travellers, the important questions concern where exposure is occurring, who faces the greatest danger and which simple precautions genuinely reduce the risk.

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