Published on
28/08/2026 - 10:57 GMT+2
An 89-year-old man from Guadalema de los Quintero, an outlying district of Utrera (Seville), has died after being diagnosed with meningoencephalitis caused by West Nile virus.
The patient had been admitted to Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville since last Monday. He is the second person to die from this disease in Andalusia this season.
The first death occurred on 5 August and involved an 82-year-old resident of Dos Hermanas who also had pre-existing conditions. In total, Andalusia has now recorded 54 cases of West Nile fever in humans, 37 mild and 17 severe.
