Number of people infected with West Nile virus in Serbia has increased: One person arrived from this country
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The people who got infected are predominantly male, on average 63 years old
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In Serbia, 24 people have contracted West Nile virus, the Batut Institute of Public Health has announced.
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Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus have been in Serbia for 2 weeks, in 4 locations in Pancevo alone
They come from Juzni Banat, Zapadni Banat, Severni Banat, Severna Backa, Juzna Backa, Srem, Srednji Banat, Kolubara, and Nisava districts, as well as the city of Belgrade.
Among them is one person who arrived from Germany.
The patients are predominantly male, the average age is 63, and most of them have some comorbidity - most often diabetes and hypertension.
Most of the registered cases have a neuroinvasive form of the disease - meningitis or encephalitis, and are hospitalized.
(Telegraf.rs)