Italy - Cases of West Nile Fever reported in 2015

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Hospitalized, is Nile fever

First case in Reggio virus transmitted by mosquitoes. Hit a 69 year-old mechanic. Doctors: "He's already improving"


REGGIO EMILIA. He showed the first symptoms Tuesday, deciding to go to the hospital emergency room. But the confirmation came only yesterday, at the end of the laboratory tests.

After a recorded case in Parma, Reggio Emilia also comes the first patient suffering from West Nile, the Nile fever, a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes especially common, proliferating mostly in the vicinity of large amounts of water. The man, a mechanic reggiano 69 years working in a workshop on long Crostolo, is now hospitalized at the Santa Maria Nuova. From the direction dell'Ausl and Santa Maria do know that his condition is gradually improving thanks to antiviral therapy. It is the first case of overt disease that exists in Reggio Emilia, where so far the virus was found only in a bag of blood drawn from a donor, which however had no symptoms.

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Pegognaga (MN): infected by a tiger mosquito, alarm Nile fever

„ Nile fever from a mosquito, serious in hospital

And in the country takes the pest control: it happens in Pegognaga, in Mantua, where a man would have been hospitalized after the bite of an infected mosquito. Planned a control campaign in the district

„August 19, 2015“


„ Alarm in Pegognaga to infection Nile fever: and the lower valance suddenly discovers insecure. A man living in the country would in fact already been hospitalized and in serious condition, due to infection by the 'West Nile Virus', contracted in the last days. It would have been bitten by a mosquito.

Tiger mosquito, or Culex mosquito, these are the main 'transistor' of exotic disease that if not treated in time can lead to serious consequences, all of encephalitis or death. Several streets and houses of the village, in a radius of hundreds of square meters, have now been placed in 'quarantine', waiting for a necessary disinfestation.
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Two patients hospitalized with West Nile fever in Lodi: alert on mosquitoes

Disease confirmed by serological and imaging procedures: gives high fever and confusion.Other episodes in the province of Pavia, Cremona and Mantua.In less severe cases it is similar to influence, in those extreme encephalitis and coma

aug 20 , 2015

In the province of Lodi are two wards in infectious and tropical diseases hospital in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano affected by West Nile fever, the virus transmitted by mosquitoes at night 'Po' Culex pipiens but originating in Egypt.They had arrived in recent days in the hospital with high fever and confusion, in serious condition, and have been subjected to complex imaging procedures and serological which found the disease.

These are the first confirmed cases in the province of Lodi after anyway hospitals were activated with the diagnosis as a result of incidents in the neighboring provinces of Pavia, Cremona and Mantua.The disease can not be recognized, in less serious cases, and experienced by the patient asan influence that lasts about a week, but if not treated in some individuals can lead to encephalitis, coma and death.

Location Province of Lodi - wikipedia

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West Nile in Emilia Romagna, still need to protect yourself from mosquitoes

Bologna, August 25, 2015 - Continuing the interventions provided by regional plan for surveillance and control of the disease of West Nile. The surveillance system, active from May, has detected a virus circulation in mosquitoes also common in the province of Bologna. As it was arranged at the beginning of August for the provinces of Ferrara, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Parma and Piacenza (where the circulation of the virus had been found early in mosquitoes and in wild birds) were activated the specific safety measures on donations of blood and on donations of organs and tissues. So far in the region as a whole were diagnosed 5 cases of disease neuroinvasiva (for the other 2 are in progress insights) and 4 cases of milder types (fevers).

http://salute.regione.emilia-romagna.it/news/regione/il-fatto/west-nile-e-ancora-necessario-proteggersi-dalle-zanzare

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August 28, 2015

Lodi - two elderly patients with Nile fever: four cases in a week


Lodi, two elderly patients with Nile fever: four cases in a settimanaAltri two men were hospitalized in the Lodi area for Nile fever virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, but from Egypt. They rise to four cases of people affected in the week in the same area.

The new patients, both in serious condition with clear symptoms of encephalitis, have arrived in the past few hours in the hospital between Lodi and Sant'Angelo Lodigiano with very high fever, severe headache, body aches and reduced lucidity.

They have 69 and 79 years old and reside, respectively, in the Lodi and Lower bunting. One is currently hospitalized in intensive care, the other is in isolation at the hospital in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano.

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West Nile Fever , 35 new cases reported in Italy

Health: West Nile Fever, reported 35 new cases in Italy of which 14 in the newly affected provinces of Como, Ferrara, Lodi, Mantua, Modena and Pavia (From Saturday, September 5, 2015) updates the "Door of Rights" about contagion the dreaded West Nile Fever mark, unfortunately 35 new cases in Italy, including 21 new cases reported in seven provinces already affected (2 Cremona, Parma 2, Reggio Emilia 3) and 14 provinces in six just hit Como 1; Ferrara 1; Lodi 3; Mantova .

2nd source: http://www.politicamentecorretto.com...php?news=79379

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West Nile Disease, in Emilia Romagna confirmed a case in a horse

The epidemiological bulletin dell?emilia Romagna reported 6 cases of horses with neurological symptoms. One case was confirmed in August. There have been reported six horses with neurological symptoms in the provinces of Plaisance (2), Parma, Bologna (2) and Werrara.

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West Nile fever 7 seven new cases of Cremona, Mantua, Modena and Pavia

Updates on infection of the dreaded West Nile fever are, unfortunately, seven new cases in Italy, particularly in Lombardy where two cases have been reported in the province of Cremona, two in Mantua, one in Modena and two in Pavia.

http://notiziefresche.info/febbre-nilo-occidentale-7-sette-nuovi-casi-tra-cremona-mantova-modena-pavia-20151010.html

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West Nile fever: a case in Friuli

The virus is spread by migratory birds and mosquitoes

27/10/2015

In Italy there are 14 cases confirmed to date from June of neuroinvasive disease caused by West Nile fever, most of whom (86%) in men with an average age of 70 years.

To make the point is the last newsletter of the Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology Institute of Health (Cnesps-ISS). Two affected regions so far: Lombardy with 8 cases, and Emilia-Romagna with 6, of which 4 in the week between August 27 and September 2.

'' The peculiarity of this season - explains Catherine Rizzo, the Cnesps-ISS - is that it's very first game. In past years, apart from 2013 when there was only one case in July, all the cases were concentrated in August and September. This year, the virus began to circulate before, as demonstrated 5 cases already in July ''.

The virus is spread by migratory birds and mosquitoes. '' This summer - continues - there was greater movement of migratory birds, arrived before the other hemisphere. Already in June it was isolated in Lombardy a magpie infected