Tag Archives: Sevilla

THE Guardia Civil has thwarted the theft of nearly half a tonne of olives in Sevilla province that had been illegally harvested by seven pickers. The workers- all illegally employed- were caught red-handed on a Albaida del Aljaraje farm and had already loaded up 465 kilos of manzanilla-variety olives into vehicles. The group was led by a woman from Paterna …

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman has recalled her horrific ordeal after becoming infected with the West Nile virus in southern Spain.  Melody S.R (pictured above speaking to local news) said she felt like her head ‘was exploding’, describing the sensation as ‘like having my heart in my brain.’ Speaking to Correo de Andalucia, the mother of a nine-year-old boy recalled how she …

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 Rio (pictured above), in Sevilla province, are scared to go out at night following three deaths and at least 10 new cases of the mosquito-borne virus over the past few weeks. According to El Español, …

HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have appealed for calm after activating procedures for a possible case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Samples have been sent to the National Microbiology Centre to confirm whether or not a 46-year-old Sevilla man has contracted the disease. He reported symptoms on July 31 and is in a stable condition at the High-Level Isolation Unit of …

LOCALS in southern Spain are demanding a vaccine to fight the deadly West Nile virus following an uptick in cases and two recent deaths.  Residents in La Puebla del Rio, Sevilla, took to the streets on Monday to demand a plan of action from the Junta de Andalucia, including new protocols in hospitals. It comes after an 86-year-old local died …