Six new cases of West Nile fever have been registered in a single day. Five of the individuals are from Skopje (three from Gazi Baba over the age of 70, one 26-year-old from Zelenikovo, and one 59-year-old from Aerodrom).
The first case has also been confirmed in Kumanovo. According to information from the local Public Health Center, the patient is a 65-year-old man from a suburban settlement who had not traveled outside the country. The patient is hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Clinic.
The Center said that following an epidemiological survey conducted with members of his immediate family, the necessary epidemiological measures would be taken. To date, West Nile fever has been confirmed in 50 individuals. Nearly half are hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Clinic due to a severe neuroinvasive form of the disease.