Hungary - West Nile Virus - 3 patients reported

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Two are lying in a hospital because of the West Nile virus

2010-09-01

Hungary has two patients, maintain a hospital in the West Nile virus disease. Two killed in Romania would have the West Nile virus, and a further seven people were infected there.

Hungary has two patients, maintain a hospital in the West Nile virus disease, but the virus caused illness in our country resulting from the deaths have [not] been recorded.

Catherine Krisztalovics disease specialist, said the virus is spread by certain szúnyogfajok Hungary and the European presence has long been known. Published every year since 2003 in Hungary, and typically causes disease in those departments, in which large numbers of migratory birds occur. The disease since they were transferred to the mosquitoes to humans, both hips, the birds and people.

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Krisztalovics said that so far Hungary has not been any deaths related to West Nile virus

source: http://www.mediafax.ro/externe/doua-cazuri-de-infestare-cu-virusul-west-nile-in-ungaria-7077590
http://www.mno.hu/portal/733814

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Hungary - West Nile Virus - 3 patients reported

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September 05, Sunday

Another Hungarian ill with West Nile virus

A seventeen-year-old also caught the West Nile virus, this increased to three the number of infections in Hungary.

A 52 to 56 years in a few days ago, patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease. The brain and the meninges of patients, and serous meningitis were. This is not a medical service, fear that an epidemic breaks out.

Hungary, no one has died from the illness, but as Russia, Greece and Romania in the last few weeks there were casualties.

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