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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 …

HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have raised the risk level from West Nile virus after discovering mosquitoes carrying the disease in a major city.  The risk level in the capital city of Huelva has been raised from two to four. It came after samples of the disease were found less than 1.5km from the urban centre. Huelva City Council announced on …

SOME 13 new cases of the West Nile virus have been declared in Sevilla and Huelva this week. According to the Andalucian health department, six cases were detected in Dos Hermanas, just a few kilometres from Sevilla city. Elsewhere in Sevilla, a further three cases were declared in Coria del Rio, plus one case each in La Puebla del Rio, …