Iva Hristova

Professor Iva Hristova, Director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCCPD), has sounded the alarm on the stealthy danger posed by whooping cough, with mortality rates soaring to a chilling 2-4%. Speaking on bTV, Prof. Hristova underscored the gravity of the situation, shedding light on the often overlooked morbidity lurking beneath the surface.

Professor Iva Hristova, head of Bulgaria's National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), alerted the public to a concerning resurgence of health issues affecting schools. Speaking on bTV, she underscored a startling trend among COVID-19 patients, revealing that one in four experiences a rebound effect—a resurgence of symptoms around ten days after initial improvement.

In a recent interview with Nova News, Prof. Iva Hristova, the director of the National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, issued a warning about the underreporting of Covid-19 cases, emphasizing the widespread nature of the virus. Hristova highlighted that despite the rising incidence rates, many individuals are not seeking Covid-19 tests.

The new subvariant of "Omicron" - XBB.1, has been detected in Bulgaria, according to the data of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCDPD), published on the center's website. In the table for the results of sequenced samples for variants of COVID-19, it can be seen that the XBB.1 subvariant was detected in two of the samples, of patients from Plovdiv and from Sofia.

"Influenza isolation is increasing. We had an earlier season and we were finding mostly influenza A H3N2, but over time we are finding more of the other one - H1N1, and now they are even. Cases of flu and acute respiratory illnesses are doubling in two weeks, and this trend will continue in January, peaking in February." This is what Prof.

"The new measures will be announced in a day or two because it is very important to limit the spread of the virus", the director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Prof. Iva Hristova, announced on Bulgaria On Air.

"Theoretically, the peak of the summer wave of the coronavirus in Bulgaria is expected in August. After that, it will take about a month and a half for the numbers to drop again".

"The decline in COVID-19 cases is steady but the rate of decline is slowing. It is very likely that new mutations will emerge in the autumn to winter period of 2022, leading to a new variant that will increase morbidity. Probably the wave will be milder but there will be more infected people," said on Nova TV Prof.

"There is hope and light - the end of the fifth wave of the coronavirus is visible", said the director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Iva Hristova.

There is still no registered case of Omicron in Bulgaria, the director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Prof. Iva Hristova, told Nova TV.