Circumstances of West Nile fever have been recorded in 22 areas of Russia | Russian West Nile Virus Society | AFN | Belarusian Information | Republic of Belarus

Circumstances of West Nile fever an infection had been recorded in 22 areas of Russia, the incidence price was larger than the statistical common of 13%, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor reported.

“Threat teams for the illness embrace folks with power illnesses and older folks,” defined the division.

As Rospotrebnadzor defined, heat climate is an element that will increase the lifespan of blood-sucking mosquitoes that unfold the illness. Most individuals undergo from West Nile fever in nations with a scorching local weather and within the southern areas of Russia.

As RBC writes, the Ministry of Well being of Tatarstan reported on August 27 that the variety of registered instances of this fever elevated to 59. Solely one of many contaminated didn’t must go to the hospital, the ministry defined.

West Nile fever (WNF) is a viral an infection, and signs of common intoxication, headache and muscle ache accompany the illness. Generally sufferers develop extreme meningitis and meningoencephalitis. Most frequently, an individual turns into contaminated with WNV by means of mosquito and tick bites.

Rospotrebnadzor beforehand reported particular person instances of an infection with this viral an infection registered in Russia in 2024. The division defined that many of the instances had been imported.