荷兰西尼罗病毒再致4人死亡，今年累计死亡9人、感染56例
荷兰国家公共卫生与环境研究所（RIVM）10月1日表示，近几周又有4人死于西尼罗病毒感染，荷兰今年因该病毒死亡的人数升至9人。欧洲多地今年病例均有上升。
荷兰今年确诊感染总数已升至56例。8月，荷兰报告了六年来首例本土感染的西尼罗病毒病例，此后病例持续增加。RIVM称，随着近期新感染数量下降，本轮疫情很可能已经见顶。
西尼罗病毒主要通过蚊虫叮咬传播给人。据世界卫生组织数据，约每150名感染者中有一人会发展为重症。世卫组织指出，气温升高让蚊子有更多时间和地域传播该病毒，欧洲今年经历了一系列创纪录热浪。
希腊与意大利的西尼罗病毒病例今年同样攀升。荷兰公共卫生部门提醒民众在蚊虫活跃时段做好防护，出现高热等症状应及时就医。
Netherlands Reports Four More West Nile Virus Deaths, Taking Toll to Nine
Four more people in the Netherlands have died from West Nile virus infection in recent weeks, the public health institute RIVM said on October 1, taking the country's death toll this year to nine, amid increased cases across Europe.
Total infections in the Netherlands have risen to 56. The first locally contracted West Nile infection in six years was reported in August, and cases climbed thereafter. RIVM said the outbreak had likely reached its peak, as new infections have dropped in recent weeks.
The virus spreads to people mainly through mosquito bites and can cause severe illness in about one in 150 people infected, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO says warmer temperatures are giving mosquitoes more time and territory to spread the virus across Europe, which has experienced a record series of heatwaves this year.
Cases have also climbed in Greece and Italy. Dutch health authorities advise protection during peak mosquito activity and prompt medical attention for symptoms such as high fever.
图片来源：图：正在人皮肤上吸血的雌性库蚊，西尼罗病毒的主要传播媒介。摄影：美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC），公有领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
