{"id":159898,"date":"2026-10-03T22:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irakezen.nl\/du\/vier-nieuwe-sterfgevallen-door-besmetting-met-westnijlvirus\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T22:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:07:36","slug":"vier-nieuwe-sterfgevallen-door-besmetting-met-westnijlvirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irakezen.nl\/du\/vier-nieuwe-sterfgevallen-door-besmetting-met-westnijlvirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Vier nieuwe sterfgevallen door besmetting met westnijlvirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"featured-image featured-image--has-caption\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"featured-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/img.metronieuws.nl\/images\/CdnPB64mpWtI0QDPhp8n2qPpm7Q=\/375x211\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg):background_color(fff)\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metronieuws.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FANP-320243059.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.metronieuws.nl\/images\/CdnPB64mpWtI0QDPhp8n2qPpm7Q=\/375x211\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg):background_color(fff)\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metronieuws.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FANP-320243059.jpg 375w, https:\/\/img.metronieuws.nl\/images\/qO5nJ4YI-k22bYXtdW8zTSWK3E8=\/750x422\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg):background_color(fff)\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metronieuws.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FANP-320243059.jpg 750w, https:\/\/img.metronieuws.nl\/images\/fnGNtx4fCQolk9O_GPzHI46vvzE=\/768x432\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg):background_color(fff)\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metronieuws.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FANP-320243059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/img.metronieuws.nl\/images\/Z-WQXAeqr4xTS-zQ9z1KoyampVM=\/860x484\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg):background_color(fff)\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metronieuws.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FANP-320243059.jpg 860w, https:\/\/img.metronieuws.nl\/images\/8-phltFH4ywTHWl_zIqHcWfCJaM=\/1536x864\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg):background_color(fff)\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metronieuws.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FANP-320243059.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.metronieuws.nl\/images\/EF9BdzG9mlH3qJTIGBsZ58ZM2fE=\/1720x968\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg):background_color(fff)\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metronieuws.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FANP-320243059.jpg 1720w\" width=\"375\" height=\"211\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 767px) 720px, (min-width: 1180px) 860px, 100vw\" alt=\"epa03367652 A handout image made available on 22 August 2012 from the Centers for Disease Control of a mosquito known as Aedes japonicus (also called Ochlerotatus japonicus) which is a specimen of the Notre Dame colony. This Asian mosquito was first collected in the United States in New York and New Jersey in 1998, which coincided with the first recorded cases of West Nile Virus in the New York City area a year later in 1999. The Aedes japonicus Notre Dame colony was established from specimens collected as larvae in water filled containers (flower pots and tires) in residential areas of South Bend, Indiana in the summer of 2005. This mosquito is suspected of being a vector of the Japanese Encephalitis virus in Asia and the West Nile in the United States. While Aedes japonicus has not been incriminated as a major vector of West Nile virus in the United States, it is nevertheless of concern to public health agencies because of its fairly rapid colonization of a large part of the north eastern and midwestern United States and its propensity to lay eggs in flooded containers found around human dwellings.  EPA\/JAMES GATHANY \/ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL \/ HANDOUT  HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY\/NO SALES\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                <span class=\"source caption-source\">ANP \/ EPA \/ JAMES GATHANY \/ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL \/ HANDOUT<\/span><br \/>\n                  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sinds de vorige update van het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu van 24 september zijn vier mensen overleden na het westnijlvirus te hebben opgelopen. In totaal zijn twaalf nieuwe besmettingen geregistreerd, meldt het RIVM. Alle nieuwe pati\u00ebnten kregen het virus door een beet van een besmette mug. Het totale aantal gemelde besmettingen in Nederland komt daarmee op 56. In 2026 zijn in totaal negen pati\u00ebnten met een westnijlvirusinfectie overleden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aanjager-cta aanjager-cta--newsletter\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Schrijf je in voor de nieuwsbrief van Metro\">\n  <span class=\"aanjager-g\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"10\" width=\"40\" height=\"28\" rx=\"7\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><path d=\"m10 16.5 14 11 14-11\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--fw3-button-text-color,#fff)\" stroke-width=\"3.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n  <span class=\"aanjager-copy\"><b>Het beste van Metro in je inbox<\/b><span>Elke doordeweekse dag onze nieuwsbrief met de mooiste verhalen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>De besmettingen vonden plaats in de provincies Zuid-Holland (32), Utrecht (12), Noord-Holland (5), Noord-Brabant (4), Gelderland (2) en Overijssel (1). Het RIVM verwacht dat de uitbraak van het westnijlvirus over zijn piek heen is, \u201eomdat het aantal nieuwe infecties de afgelopen weken is afgenomen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Artsen, dierenartsen, virologen, epidemiologen en ecologen werken volgens het RIVM nauw samen om de ontwikkeling en verspreiding van het westnijlvirus goed te volgen en passende maatregelen te nemen.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gevolgen<\/h2>\n<p>Ook bij dieren wordt het westnijlvirus gevonden. De NVWA meldt dat er afgelopen week veertien positief geteste paarden zijn bijgekomen, waarmee het totaal dit jaar op 150 komt. De paarden die positief testten op het virus komen uit de provincies Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland en Noord-Brabant.<\/p>\n<p>Voor de meeste mensen is het westnijlvirus niet schadelijk. Het RIVM schat dat ongeveer een op de vijf infecties leidt tot symptomen. Meestal blijft het dan bij koorts, hoofdpijn en spierpijn, net als bij griep. In circa 1 procent van de gevallen wordt de pati\u00ebnt echter heel ziek. Het westnijlvirus kan bijvoorbeeld hersenontsteking en hersenvliesontsteking veroorzaken.<\/p>\n<p>In de natuur komt het westnijlvirus voor bij vogels. Muggen die een besmette vogel steken, kunnen het vervolgens overbrengen op mensen. 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