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  • Spain - Second case of West Nile Fever in Seville

    Andalusia

    Health confirmed a second case of West Nile fever in Seville

    The Ministry maintains active surveillance protocol, but has sent a message of calm in this case

    05/09/2016

    The Ministry of Health of the Government of Andalusia has confirmed Saturday a second case of a person affected by West Nile fever in the province of Sevilla, so it keeps activated the protocol monitoring and warning which corresponds to the established national level following the recommendations of the national Monitoring Network epidemiologically, although it has sent a message of calm in this case.
    . According to informed sources from the Ministry to Europa Press, the latter case would correspond to a resident in the province prior to the mosquito bite pathologies older man. This man has had to be admitted to a hospital in Seville, and according to the same sources, "about to be discharged from the hospital" in the coming hours.

    ?. Also, these sources explained that "there would have to be on alert, since 80 percent of cases are asymptomatic, and less than one percent have a serious complication, which may be by previous pathologies infected, as in this case "to what added that" prevention is the only weapon against this disease. "

    La Consejer?a mantiene activado el protocolo de vigilancia, pero ha lanzado un mensaje de calma en este caso
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

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