The center said in a statement that, along with cases diagnosed the previous week, the number of reported cases of West Nile this year rose to 15 (14 Hungarian and 1 “imported”).
Most of the patients are over 60 years of age, and most have been tested for West Nile due to neurological symptoms.
In 14 Hungarian patients, the diagnosis was diagnosed in Budapest and seven districts: in addition to the capital, in the districts of Bacs-Kiskun, Chongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Hajdu-Bihar, Pest, Szabolcs-Satmar-Bereg and Tolna.
According to the information, West Nile fever is a disease spread by mosquitoes that occurs in Hungary seasonally (June-November) every year.
Most people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms, and a few percent have mild flu-like symptoms that usually go away on their own within 3 to 6 days. Nervous system symptoms may occur in the very elderly, they added.
The Center drew attention to:
Although the Asian tiger mosquito can also transmit West Nile fever, its main vectors are mosquitoes native to Hungary.
Therefore, NNGIK asks the public to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Wear long sleeves to reduce the amount of skin being bitten. Outdoors, use insect repellants that can be applied to the skin, sprays, mosquito repellants, or lamp oil.
In indoor areas, the most important thing is to install insect screens on doors and windows, this is a safe, long-lasting and chemical-free solution. If mosquitoes have entered the apartment, they can be destroyed with a vaporizer or mosquito spray – they are listed.
It was said that it was especially important to eliminate water tanks in the garden and in the yard, since mosquitoes can breed in them throughout the country. In the message, they indicated that the infection is not transmitted from person to person through mosquito bites, but can be transmitted through organ donation and blood transfusion. To prevent this, blood donation is limited in the zone of diagnosed infections.
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Since 2004, the EU blood donation directive has established an obligation to exclude blood donors if they have been in an area where there is a risk of local infection with West Nile virus. For this reason, there is constant communication between NNGYK and the National Blood Service.
If fever and joint pain occur 2-12 days after a mosquito bite, residents should definitely see a doctor, they advised.
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