Alarm for the virus "West Nile" throughout Eastern Veneto – Chronicle

JESOLO . Infected mosquitoes adorn the nightmare of West Nile. The traps of the regional surveillance network also captured some insects in Jesolo. On June 12, as specified in a UASL 4 circular, protocol 37764, mosquitoes were captured in Jesolo, which were positive for the virus . Three "Culex pipiens" mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile virus. In the official note, company executives talked about the eastern region of Veneto without specifying it. But other communications had been issued in the municipalities of the territory in which the case of Jesolo was specifically mentioned, one of the last found

The Zooprofilattico Institute Venezie who immediately informed USL4 Prevention Department staff to initiate preventative actions designed to prevent this virus from being transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Upon receipt of the report, Dr Luigi Nicolardi, Director of the Usl Prevention Department 4, invited the 21 municipalities of the health care society to intervene in accordance with the regional protocol. They will have to reinforce the planned disinfestation actions and evaluate their effectiveness according to the methodologies described in the regional plan for the fight against vectors of infectious diseases.

All municipalities were also invited to plan new adulticidal interventions at open public events, such as festivals, fairs, concerts and other events where many people gather. The information part is also fundamental. Still Dr. Nicolardi urged mayors to inform and educate the population by adopting appropriate measures to combat the proliferation of mosquitoes in the areas of property and reduce the risk of human contact through the use of repellents and clothing appropriate. "Unfortunately, we are not the only territorial area in Veneto to have detected the presence of vectors infected with West Nile virus," said Dr. Nicolardi, "the countermeasures must be taken on a large scale: disinfestation antilviale, both in public and private spaces where the public can not intervene, without neglecting the protections necessary to defend against mosquito bites.It should be remembered that this virus can be very dangerous if it infects old people. fragile or other diseases, in which it can cause severe forms of meningoencephalitis, while in healthy people, it gives rise to a clinical picture similar to that of the flu 2 weeks after the sting infected mosquito ". The Mayor of Jesolo, Valerio Zoggia, rebadures: "It's a small epidemic, and the infection is very rare, whereas severe cases at the neurological level are very rare, 1%, when d?" other diseases interact.The symptoms are usually a mild fever with joint pains for a few days.There is absolutely nothing to fear. "Jesolo, like other tourist resorts on the Venetian coast, is already full of tourists and commuters who flock to beaches, neighborhoods

and public areas of the city for events or concerts.It is clear that such news of infected mosquito outbreaks can have a disruptive effect in mid-season, even though there have been no confirmed cases of infection in people. –