One Person Dies Of West Nile Infection

Twenty-six cases of infection with West Nile virus have been reported in Croatia so far, and one person has died of complications caused by the infection, the Croatian Public Health Institute (HZJZ) said on Monday.

ZAGREB (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Sep, 2018 ) :Twenty-six cases of infection with West Nile virus have been reported in Croatia so far, and one person has died of complications caused by the infection, the Croatian Public Health Institute (HZJZ) said on Monday.

The deceased person was an elderly man who had suffered from several chronic diseases and he died in the Osijek Hospital on August 18.

All the cases of West Nile virus infection in Croatia were reported in the northwest and east of the country.

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), by August 30 this year, 710 cases of infection with West Nile virus were reported - 327 in Italy, 213 in Serbia, 147 in Greece, 117 in Romania and 96 in Hungary, the HZJZ said.

According to information on the ECDC web site, West Nile fever is caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes and whose reservoir includes wild birds and mosquitoes. Humans are mainly infected through mosquito bites, but infection can occur through organ transplantation and blood.

An incubation period of 3 14 days precedes symptoms. However, most human infections are asymptomatic. The majority of clinical cases are mild and present with flu-like symptoms. Severe cases with signs of encephalitis, meningo-encephalitis or meningitis, are most often observed among elderly. No specific therapy is available.