In Vojvodina 25 infected with "West Nile fever" Serbia

According to data from the Institute Serbia Public Health "Dr. Milan Jovanovic Batut" In Vojvodina, 18 people infected with the "Western Fever" virus were registered in Vojvodina and the 84-year-old man died in Novi Sad.

However, the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina (IZJZV) reported that the presence of the virus According to the epidemiologist IZJZV, Dr. Svetlana Ilic, there is no panic because the disease goes unnoticed in most cases without any symptoms.

The groups at risk are the youngest children.

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" About 15, up to 20 percent of people infected with flu-like, with increased temperature, aches and pains headache, muscle pain and mild rash, whereas in less than one percent of people, aseptic meningitis or encephalitis may be at the origin of truncated results. "[19659004] mosquitoes that transmit the virus much earlier than usual, but in the spring, the first patients contacted the doctor in early June.

That is why the Cyclone of Novi Sad, in cooperation with the # 39; municipal administration, begins to deal with the eradication of mosquitoes since April.

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" They appeared before, but they have not been surprised and we are one of the few ent times that not only destroys mosquitoes, but also regularly monitors their numbers. , as well as the infection. This year, to date, we have had more treatments than the previous year and a half. I must also say that the West Nile fever virus is transferred from birds to mosquitoes, and humans. And it's not the so-called tigers, as reported by the media, but ordinary domestic mosquitoes, "says Dario Acimovic, public relations director of" Cyclone "Novi Sad.

In addition to destroying mosquitoes, doctors recall the importance of prevention. people preparing to stay in the wild prepare to use mosquito repellents, wear wide-sleeved, long-sleeved clothing, and remove from their courtyards or terraces all objects collecting water collecting them. larvae and mosquitoes [19659005] The presence of West Nile fever virus in Serbia was confirmed in 2012 and experts say that they have to get used to it as they will be in this area for a long time. long period.