Gert van der Hoek
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Italy reports human West Nile infection
sept 4, 2012
First case of indigenous Nile Virus, that contract in our area. It happened in Mirano, where a man of 61 years occurred in early August in the study of their primary care physician complaining of fever and fatigue.
The doctor, Gennaro Di Giovannantonio, environmental expert and coordinator of the Association medical environment (ISDE), he realized that something was wrong and ordered the hospital after finding that what looked like a strong influence (temperature over 40 degrees) was not eradicated. Mirano hospital the patient was subjected to tests, discovering the cause of his illness, the Wne, or West Nile Fever (from the region of Uganda where the virus was isolated for the first time in 1937). The transfer to the infectious and tropical diseases department of the hospital Ca 'Foncello Treviso allowed her to leave immediately with a targeted care. The patient improved and has now been discharged. But the alarm remains. In other cases of Nile Virus recorded in our region in particular consist of patients who had been in the tropics for vacation or work.
The patient Miranese has instead contracted the virus at home, a sign that climate change allow mosquitoes like "Culex" to winter and transmit the disease. Dr. Di Giovannantonio fact appealed to health care institutions, auditors and administrators because it has begun building a sanitation emergency. According to data from epidemiological association "WestNile Europe" in September 2009 in Italy were registered 16 cases with 4 deaths.
Nuova Venezia
Location of Mirano, near Venice
See also: Italy - Human West Nile Fever infections - 2011
.
Italy reports human West Nile infection
sept 4, 2012
First case of indigenous Nile Virus, that contract in our area. It happened in Mirano, where a man of 61 years occurred in early August in the study of their primary care physician complaining of fever and fatigue.
The doctor, Gennaro Di Giovannantonio, environmental expert and coordinator of the Association medical environment (ISDE), he realized that something was wrong and ordered the hospital after finding that what looked like a strong influence (temperature over 40 degrees) was not eradicated. Mirano hospital the patient was subjected to tests, discovering the cause of his illness, the Wne, or West Nile Fever (from the region of Uganda where the virus was isolated for the first time in 1937). The transfer to the infectious and tropical diseases department of the hospital Ca 'Foncello Treviso allowed her to leave immediately with a targeted care. The patient improved and has now been discharged. But the alarm remains. In other cases of Nile Virus recorded in our region in particular consist of patients who had been in the tropics for vacation or work.
The patient Miranese has instead contracted the virus at home, a sign that climate change allow mosquitoes like "Culex" to winter and transmit the disease. Dr. Di Giovannantonio fact appealed to health care institutions, auditors and administrators because it has begun building a sanitation emergency. According to data from epidemiological association "WestNile Europe" in September 2009 in Italy were registered 16 cases with 4 deaths.
Nuova Venezia
Location of Mirano, near Venice
See also: Italy - Human West Nile Fever infections - 2011
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