Cyprus Confirms First West Nile Virus Case, Patient in Intensive Care
A man has been hospitalized in Nicosia and is now in intensive care with encephalitis after being confirmed as Cyprus's first West Nile virus case this year. Health authorities are on heightened alert and monitoring the situation.
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Patient hospitalised in Nicosia with West Nile virus
A person has tested positive for West Nile virus and is being treated in the ICU at Nicosia general hospital, the health ministry confirmed on Thursday. The ministry stated it had been informed of the patient’s condition, though further details regarding age or circumstances were not disclosed. West Nile virus is transmitted primarily through the […]
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Authorities are on heightened alert following confirmation of Cyprus’s first case of West Nile virus this year, with Elisavet Konstantinou, Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Health, calling for the public to apply protective measures against mosquitoes. The condition of the 74-year-old man, who was admitted to Nicosia General Hospital with relatively serious symptoms on […]
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