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Three cases of West Nile virus in Croatia, one patient on ventilator

started August 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM · last changed 2d ago

Summary

Croatia has confirmed three cases of West Nile virus infection, including one elderly man from the Zagreb area hospitalized on a ventilator with severe illness at the infectious disease clinic. Most infected people are asymptomatic or develop mild disease, though severe cases can involve high fever and serious neurological symptoms.

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Extract from the source

U Hrvatskoj su zabilježena prva tri ovogodišnja slučaja zaraze virusom Zapadnog Nila, a jedan pacijent nalazi se u teškom stanju na Klinici za infektivne bolesti

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  • where it happenedZagreb - Klinika za infektivne bolesti gdje se nalazi hospitalizirani pacijent
  • where it happenedHrvatska - Država gdje su zabilježena tri slučaja zaraze
Severity36

Total — band povišeno (20–39)

Sources (2)

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