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Eighth patient dies of West Nile fever in North Macedonia

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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  • North Macedonia recorded its eighth death among people infected with West Nile fever this year, health authorities said.
  • The latest victim was a 70-year-old man from Skopje who had been in critical condition and had several underlying illnesses.
  • All eight people who died were men aged between 62 and 83, and the first case this year was recorded in mid-May.

An eighth person infected with West Nile fever has died in North Macedonia, health authorities said.

Health Minister Sašo Klekovski told cable channel TV 24 that the latest victim was a 70-year-old patient from Skopje. He had been treated at the University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, was in critical condition and had several other illnesses.

All those who have died from West Nile fever in North Macedonia were men aged between 62 and 83 and had additional health conditions. The mosquito-borne virus was first recorded in the country this year in mid-May.

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