Concerning the extent to which we ought to be involved in regards to the detection of a case of West Nile virus in Mammari and the truth that an aged individual is hospitalized, Herodotos Herodotos, deputy head of Well being Providers, spoke on the Mesimeri and Kati Present.
Initially, he stated that the mode of transmission is thru the chew of the widespread mosquito, assuming that this specific mosquito has bitten an contaminated chicken.
It’s not unfold from individual to individual, he defined, and might not often be unfold by transplants.
80% who’re contaminated with the virus, present no signs and a 20% delicate signs, headache joint ache and there’s a very small share (about 1%) that may current encephalitis, he defined.
Anybody can get sick as soon as the mosquito is round, however folks over 50 and other people with underlying medical situations are at higher threat.
The well being providers have been knowledgeable and a verify is being made within the space, the home and its perimeter to see if there’s a hatching of mosquito outbreaks and to hold out the required spraying.
Nonetheless, the an infection can not have come from the occupied territories, as he stated.