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Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) West Nile virus has been detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time, but no human cases have occurred. Transmission requires sustained warm temperatures, which ...

Birds are the primary host for West Nile virus, and the virus spreads in a cycle from infected birds to mosquitoes and then back to birds. Occasionally, mosquitoes can transmit the virus to humans ...

The virus is mosquito-borne and can affect birds, humans and horses. No equine or avian cases of West Nile virus reported in the UK have been associated with local transmission.

West Nile virus found in UK mosquitos for first time. No cases of transmission to humans have been registered in Britain to date, and the UKHSA assessed the risk to the general public as "very low".

West Nile virus is spread by infected mosquito bites and can lead to flu-like symptoms and muscle aches. First discovered in 1937, it’s part of the same family of flaviviruses that humans can ...

Most people infected with West Nile virus do not feel symptoms, but about one in five develop a fever, headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea and rash. Some mosquitoes can spread ...