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Mosquito inspections checking for West Nile Virus in Spain start month earlier than usual

THE Ministry of Health has already started surveillance of mosquitoes in Andalucia to look for insects that carry the West Nile virus. The inspections are

7 May, 2025 @ 16:46

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Exclusive: As cases of Mpox, West Nile virus and now SLOTH fever rise in Spain – how worried we should REALLY be? Health experts give their verdict

IN a risk assessment last week, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), called the increase of imported Mpox cases from African countries

25 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·EXPLAINER·Health·Lead

Spain’s West Nile ghost town: Residents in Sevilla village ‘fear going out at night’ after string of deaths caused by mosquito-borne virus

FEARS surrounding a deadly outbreak of West Nile virus have turned a village in southern Spain into a ghost town. Residents in La Puebla del

17 Aug, 2024 @ 13:31

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Spain's West Nile virus death toll rises to six: Woman dies after being bitten by an infected mosquito in Sevilla province

West Nile Virus is found in 50,000 mosquitoes in Spain’s Andalucia – these are the most at risk areas

THE potentially fatal West Nile Virus is surging among mosquito populations in southern Spain, it has emerged. In its annual surveillance campaign, the Andalucian government

13 Jan, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Health·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Malaga nurse discovers mosquito in Moderna vaccine and forces recall of 765K doses across Spain and beyond

A MOSQUITO was discovered floating within a vial containing the Moderna vaccine forcing 760,000 doses to be recalled. A nurse from Malaga discovered the offending

13 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Mosquito capable of carrying dengue fever and West Nile virus arrives to Spain’s Andalucia and is spreading

The species is usually found in natural areas where there is a large amount of vegetation

27 Jul, 2020 @ 09:27

Lead·National News

West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province - including the capital

Heavy mosquito fines to be levied for homeowners in Spain who don’t drain puddles or other bodies of water

So far dozens of people have been admitted to hospital after being bitten

22 Aug, 2019 @ 14:46

Environment·Lead·National News

The four types of people mosquitoes love to bite

THERE are many who claim they are like catnip to mosquitoes, and they could be right. Health experts believe the blood-sucking insects do prefer certain

25 Jun, 2017 @ 15:48

Health·Lead