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Monkeypox arrived in Europe last week. Sweden recorded its first case of infection, in a man living in Africa. Dubrovnik was also in a panic, with the emergency department of Dubrovnik General Hospital briefly closed due to suspected infection with the disease, but two foreign patients were eventually discharged from the infection department.
“It turned out to be a false alarm. Of course, you should always blow even if it’s cold,” the Dubrovnik OB director said today Maria BekicOn the other hand, in Banovina, two people have been infected with West Nile virus.
Epidemiologist at the Croatian Institute of Public Health Goranka Petrovich She said there was no reason to worry, noting that West Nile virus is a seasonal disease spread by mosquitoes that occurs mostly in the summer and early fall.
Low risk
“It should be said that in the case of viral infections, up to 80% of cases are asymptomatic, that is, the infected person has no symptoms at all. In 20% of cases, it causes symptoms similar to a cold or flu, and only in rare cases (about 1% of infected people) a severe illness occurs, affecting the central nervous system and can be fatal. Unfortunately, people over 50 years of age, people with comorbidities and, in particular, immunocompromised patients are at risk of developing such complications,” explains RTL’s Petrović.
She then praised the quick response of the Dubrovnik hospital staff. “It is very good that our health care workers were very sensitive and aware of the current situation, they knew what historical information they should get from the patients about possible exposure, and they knew the clinical manifestations of monkeypox, so they could act promptly to detect the first cases, isolate them and carry out contact control”, she said, adding that it was not time to panic.
“Right now, the risk to the general population in Europe, including Croatia, is low, but of course there is a risk for those who travel to risky areas where the virus is spreading and who have close contact with sick people. Close contacts of sick people are at high risk if they come to Croatia. However, for the general population, the risk is low and there is no reason to panic,” the epidemiologist said.
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