West Nile fever claims 11th victim

A 66-year-old woman from Rosoman has died at the Infectious Diseases Clinic after laboratory tests confirmed that she was suffering from a severe form of West Nile fever that had affected her central nervous system.

The news was announced by the director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic, Fadil Cana. According to him, the patient had several accompanying chronic illnesses, and her clinical condition was extremely serious.

With this death, the number of people who have died from West Nile fever has reached 11.

Cana also announced that another patient with a severe form of the disease is being treated at the clinic. She spent a long period in the intensive care unit, is on mechanical ventilation, and has been hospitalized for nearly a month.

The director described the absence of new hospital admissions since September 25 as concerning.