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"Increase in cases of meningitis", Tomini: 17 cases of "Nile fever" in Albania, 1% are severely
2024-08-06 21:27:38 / AKTUALITET
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Until yesterday, 17 cases of Nile fever have been confirmed in our country. The news was given in the Ditari studio with Bruna Çifligu, the director of the Institute of Public Health Eugena Tomini, according to which these cases had hospital treatment, because they were seriously affected in a severe form.
"Albania has confirmed the increasing number of cases that until yesterday exceeded the level of 17 cases that had hospital treatment because they were cases of serious and severe cases".
According to Tomini, only one percent of people affected by the Nile fever virus show severe clinical signs that affect the nervous system.
"A person who has been infected with Nile Fever in 80% of cases does not show clinical signs, they are physiologically healthy, only 20% show mild clinical signs and 1% appear in a severe form, that is the form that affects the central nervous system . One of the signs are spots on the skin. Not every mosquito transmits West Nile virus. 80% pass without clinical signs, 20% show mild clinical signs and 1% appear in severe form".
Tomini denies human-to-human transmission of the virus and says it is a closed cycle that makes transmission between birds, mosquitoes and vice versa. While another source of transmission, according to her, are horses.
"The Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of a species of mosquito, it persists in nature through mosquitoes, transmission and birds. It is not the other way around that an infected mosquito infects a human and then the human infects others. It is important to know that an infected bird carrying the virus is the reservoir of transmission and through the vector that is the mosquito, the virus is transmitted. The chances of it being transmitted from person to person are almost zero, no cases have been confirmed to date. It is a closed cycle that transmits between birds, mosquitoes, and conversely, another source is horses, which are transmitters or reservoirs.
She said that there is also an increase in cases of meningitis at the Mother Teresa hospital center.
"During the month of July, we have an increasing trend of meningitis cases."
Asked why the Nile Fever virus cases have not been reported to the European Infectious Disease Center, Tomini replied: "The reporting has a schedule set on August 4. The Center refreshes the system based on data reported a little late, but the refreshing of the system based on the data, is reported within the national health regulation, not only for the current reflected cases, but also for the imported case that was recorded in Lushnje".
Tomini emphasized that the disinsection program continues in our country, which started at the end of April and will last until the first two weeks of October.
"It is a whole program that runs from the end of April to the first two weeks of October. It is a systematic process that is carried out depending on the habitats. It is a system that has preliminary assessment, treatment and monitoring. No cases have been recorded in coastal wetland areas. This process is uninterrupted".
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