Elderly female patient died of the West Nile fever

A 66-year-old female patient from Rosoman has died at the Infectious Diseases Clinic; she had a laboratory-confirmed severe case of West Nile virus infection involving the central nervous system. This was announced by the Clinic’s director, doctor Fadil Cana, who stated that the patient suffered from multiple underlying chronic conditions; the clinical course was severe, resulting in death.

He noted that there have been a total of 11 deaths attributed to West Nile virus. “Another female patient with a severe form of West Nile virus is currently hospitalized at the Clinic; she has been in the intensive care unit for an extended period and is on mechanical ventilation. She has been at the Clinic for nearly a month. We are encouraged by the fact that there have been no new hospitalizations since September 25,” Dr. Cana added.