After the first human case of 2023 recorded in the Oristano area, which affected a 73-year-old from Siamanna, Nile fever in Sardinia continues to be talked about.
The alarm moves to Valledoria , in the Montisciu Mannu area, where the virus was found in a hooded crow specimen. And in these hours the Department of Veterinary Prevention of the ASL of Sassari - which coordinates the monitoring and surveillance operations - is awaiting confirmation of the positivity from the National Reference Center of Teramo.
The infectious disease, also known as "West Nile Disease", is transmitted by mosquitoes:
the virus is maintained in the environment through the continuous passage between mosquitoes and wild birds. It is often asymptomatic in humans but in rare cases, especially in the elderly or with immune deficiency, neurological symptoms may occur. Possibility that it occurs on average in less than 1% of the infected and include high fever, severe headaches, weakness
muscle pain, disorientation, tremors, vision disturbances.
At this time, given the new cases, it is necessary to intensify the activities to remove the outbreaks
larvae through disinfestations and enhance information, so that people can adopt individual prevention and protection measures.
(Unioneonline/vf)