Human cases of West Nile fever in Europe - 2013

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SERBIA


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More infected with West Nile virus

MTI 09/06/2013. -

Since mid-July, a total of 135, an infection caused by West Nile virus have been reported in Serbia, in Belgrade, which was 97 - on Thursday said the latest data from the Serbian Public Health Institute.

West Nile fever, 131 patients were hospitalized a large majority, 103 patients with meningitis or encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus, while 67 people have been healed hazabocs?tottak - Bojana Grgic said the institute prophylactic Head of the Tanjug news agency.

The official pointed out that the infection among 112 people were over the age of 50 or 86 of us chronically ill, who are the most vulnerable group.

Grgic stated that it has been 18 deaths were reported in the context of disease caused by a virus, and the fatalities were from the chronic patients over the age of 50 are.

The data show a significant increase in the beginning of September. Ten days ago, the Serbian public health institutions have 82 infections and 10 deaths have been reported.

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RUSSIA

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In the Volgograd region of more than 40 people were infected with West Nile fever

05/09/2013

In the Volgograd region the number of cases of West Nile fever (WNF) has increased to 41. The press service of the regional administration Epidemiology.

Almost all diseased - residents of Volgograd (37 people), four cases have been identified in Gorodishche, Kalachevsky, Michael areas. noted that the six-man disease is a lesion of the central nervous system.

Russian Federation so far recorded 124 cases of WNV in including 18 cases with CNS (Chelyabinsk region. - 1 (imported from Thailand), Novosibirsk region. - 2 (Imported from Thailand), the Astrakhan region. - 38, the Republic of Adygea - 1, Samara region. - 8, Volgograd Region. - 41, Saratov. - 19, Lipetsk region. - 2, Rostov region. - 5, Voronezh region. - 2, Belgorod region. - 2, Karelia-1, the Kaluga region. - 1, Omsk region. - 1) .

in 2012 among residents of Volgograd region recorded 210 cases of WNV (144 cases in Volgograd, 66 cases in municipal areas and urban counties area), a fatal 4 cases (g.Volzhsky - 1, Volgograd - 2, Sredneakhtubinsky district - 1).

The first case of WNV in 2012 was registered on July 5, the last case - September 24.

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ITALY

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sept 6, 2013

Positive for West Nile virus, fatality at St. Ursula

The case of a man aged 86, died of cardiovascular complications, which was announced by AUSL. was initially hospitalized in San Giovanni in Persiceto for a respiratory infection. In recent days, another victim in Reggio Emilia.

It all started with a respiratory infection. Then the test on the West Nile virus, which gave a positive result, with signs of neurological involvement. The decision to transfer the patient from the hospital of St. John at St. Orsula in Bologna. Finally, the death, last night, for cardiovascular complications. The patient was 86 years old.

And 'the second person to die in the region after contracting West Nile disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes: the first case in recent days in Reggio Emilia.

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RUSSIA

6 more cases of WNV in Saratov Region

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Today, September 9, at the meeting of the Saratov regional government leadership of the regional Ministry of Health has reported that the region from July to September, 25 cases of West Nile Fever.


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West Nile virus arrived in Bosnia!

09.09.2013 21:54 | Nezavisne.com

Sarajevo, Banja Luka - An older man from the Tuzla Canton (TK) is stricken from the West Nile virus, confirmed today the main federal epidemiologist Jelena Ravlija.

"It was an old man in 1929 year. It was inflammation of the brain, meningitis. He is recovering," said Ravlija.

According to her, the 84-year-old from Tuzla Canton ill in mid-August, but yesterday, after having conducted the necessary laboratory, officially confirmed that the person is suffering from West Nile virus.

West Nile virus, which can cause death in humans, was confirmed yesterday for the first time in wild birds in BH.

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Untill today Croatia confirmed 1 WNV patient this year.

CROATIA

sept 11, 2013

Currently, the treatment of four patients remained in zagebačkoj Clinic for Infectious Diseases

ZAGREB - "We'll probably soon have confirmation of 15 patients with West Nile virus. We expect the U.S. to secure clinical disease confirmed by laboratory tests for West Nile virus, "she told us Professor Ira Gjenero Margan , an epidemiologist at the Croatian Institute for Public Health.

Emphasizes that it is currently being treated four patients zagebačkoj Clinic for Infectious Diseases Dr. Fran Mihaljevic with dangerous symptoms, and remained at home treatment.

It is interesting that the majority of patients from Zagreb and Zagreb County. But why exactly is the concentration in this area does not have a clear reason.

Professor Gjenero Margan emphasizes that the number of patients certainly higher, but most of the patient does not have any overpowering symptoms for which you should seek medical help and pass the disease spontaneously. In 20 percent of patients with symptoms of something stronger, like those of the flu, and a small number, unfortunately, has encephalitis that required hospitalization.

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SERBIA

2013, September 12

West Nile fever have been too in Subotica

Two West Nile virus-infected patients treated in Subotica. The country has a total area of these 119 infected patients were registered, more than in neighboring countries.

The Subotica professionals in 10 locations traps were placed to check the extent of the infestation of mosquitoes. Two sites were found infected with West Nile virus: a racetrack you and the road Zentai cemetery, but marginally. The disease specialists said that 80 percent of cases are asymptomatic. The other case involves flu-like symptoms, but may occur are nausea, headache and sensitivity to light - but they have meningitis or encephalitis may suggest.

The disease does not spread from human to human, only spread by mosquitoes, but today's weather is not favorable for mosquitoes, so there is no need exterminating.

Doctors have advised that residents sz?nyogirt?val ward or avoid swampy areas.

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Serbia: 20 died of the fever of the Nile

09.12.2013 16:27 | Tanjug

BELGRADE - Serbia is West Nile fever, 20 people died, and was officially reported 177 cases of the disease, published on the website of "Batutovog" Institute in Belgrade.

Deceased were older than 50 years and patients with chronic diseases, and 11 of 20 cases from Belgrade. Of the total number of reported cases, 136 had meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis.

Also, Veterinary Services will immediately begin monitoring in poultry, wild birds and horses in order to prevent possible occurrence of West Nile fever, announced today the Ministry of Agriculture. monitoring will be conducted in cooperation with field veterinary services and the National Reference Laboratory.

In cooperation with the epidemiological service, razmijenjivaće data from monitoring to sites where the virus was found as soon as possible and determine how to conduct proper Mariam as treating mosquitoes, causes this disease.

Testing of mosquitoes is not the responsibility of the Veterinary Department, But since 2012. There was a high level of cooperation with relevant departments, according to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture. fever West Nile is a seasonal disease that occurs mainly lj start, when is the most mosquitoes.

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GREECE

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Two people are hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit

Seven new cases of West Nile virus

Panagiota Karlatira 11/09/2013

The number of people who contracted the infection totals at 65

Mild continued activity of West Nile virus in our country, voithounton and weather. According to the Center for Disease Control (KEEL), the number of people who contracted the infection of West Nile virus totals at 65 with seven new cases recorded last week. Two people hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).


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RUSSIA

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In Volgograd region of almost 50 people infected with West Nile fever

18/09/2013

In the Volgograd region began epidemic season of West Nile fever. On September 17 in the region reported 48 cases of WNV, including 6 with central nervous system. The press office of the Regional Epidemiology .

Last year, among the inhabitants of the Volgograd region recorded 210 cases of WNV, including 4 deaths. One of the factors enhancing the natural focus of West Nile fever is steady in the high average temperature of air.

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Serbia came to an end this epidemic of West Nile virus

2013th October 1

End of the West Nile virus epidemic in Serbia, doctors are expected later this year has been infected or not - was announced Tuesday by the Serbian Clinical Center department director of infectious and tropical diseases.

Dragan Delic to Tanjug news agency said, some patients still need care, new infections can not be calculated. She pointed out that most of the patients were registered in August and September. This is due to West Nile virus infection by seasonal disease spread to the periods characterized with lots of mosquitoes and mosquito bites because the virus spreads.

According to the Belgrade Institute of Public Health data Batut to 238 infections and 32 deaths were registered in the past week.

The infection are most at risk are the elderly, who have weaker immune systems, and some chronic diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart rhythm disorder suffer from neurological disorders.

The report said the viral disease deaths were all older than 50 chronic patients, thus belonged to the endangered category. All the sick were 197 fertőz?ttn?l occurred meningitis or encephalitis.

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RUSSIA

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Number of patients with WNV in the Voronezh region increased to 6

15:38 30.09.2013

All cases of laboratory confirmed by enzyme immunoassay.

VORONEZh, 30 - RIA Novosti, Alexei Andreev. Doctors diagnosed "West Nile fever" of six residents of Voronezh region, four of them are sick for a month, said on Monday the CPS region.

In 2012, in the Voronezh region of West Nile fever (WNF) 38 ill residents. By the end of August this year, the number of patients was two people.

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Tunisia: 6 cases of West Nile Fever this year, 1 fatality

october 4, 2013


The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (INVS) reports six cases of West Nile Fever infecion in Tunisia this year, including one fatality.

Tunisia had 3 major WNV outbreaks since 1997, the last one in 2012 with 86 confirmed cases and 12 deaths.

More details in French: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...975#post510975

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Bulletin Hebdomadaire International N°419 25 septembre 2013 au 1er octobre 2013

Tunisie - Virus West Nile

Depuis le 1er juillet 2013, dans le cadre de la surveillance des infections neuro-invasives à virus West Nile (WN) en Tunisie, 6 cas humains dus au virus West Nile ont été signalés à l'Observatoire National des Maladies Nouvelles et Emergentes (ONMNE) dont 1 décès dans la région de Nabeul.

 Il s’agit des premiers cas humains de l’année 2013 en Tunisie.

 La Tunisie a été touchée par trois épidémies importantes de virus West Nile depuis 1997 (voir tableau), notamment celle de 2012 avec 86 cas confirmés dont 12 décès1.
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 La surveillance des méningites et méningo-encéphalites humaines a été renforcée à partir de 2004. La Tunisie dispose aujourd’hui d’un double système de surveillance pour la fièvre humaine du virus West Nile : une surveillance permanente et passive dans les régions dites « humides » et une surveillance renforcée, saisonnière, du printemps à la fin de l’été.

1 Bulletin n°2 de surveillance de l’infection à virus West Nile en Tunisie (ONMNE, Avril 2013) : http://www.onmne.tn/fr/images/Bulletin2WN.pdf, consulté le 01/10/2013.

http://www.invs.sante.fr/fr/Publicat...re-2013.-N-419

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ITALY

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West Nile fever, D'Agata: a case in the Province of Foggia



Foggia - In the north-east of Italy and in Apulia, West Nile virus has become endemic . In fact they are so far 68 confirmed cases of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease, the Nile fever, recorded in Italy between June and October, concentrated in three regions.

In Italy, two new cases were reported from the provinces with previous infections (Treviso, Verona). The total of 68 cases reported includes 39 neuroinvasive cases and 29 non-neuroinvasive cases.

And 'what emerges from the latest data from the security service of the National Centre for Epidemiology and National Institute of Health. 55% of cases are men with an average age of 64 years.

In Italy are a total of 68 and with regard to the geographical distribution is as divided as follows:

Province of Bologna two cases
Province of Brescia a case
a case Province of Cremona
Province of Ferrara six cases
Province of Foggia a case
a case Province of Lodi
Province Mantova seven cases
16 cases Province of Modena
Province of Padua a case
Province of Parma three cases
Province of Reggio Emilia five cases
Province of Rovigo ten cases
five cases Province of Treviso
Province of Venice two cases
Province of Verona seven cases

http://www.statoquotidiano.it/21/10/2013/febbre-nilo-occidentale-dagata-i-caso-in-provincia-di-foggia/168205/