Zoonoses

Türkiye faces an escalating risk of a surge in tropical diseases due to a significant rise in temperatures and disruptions in climatic patterns in the country, experts have told daily Hürriyet.

Climate change is poised to accelerate the transmission rates of infectious diseases, potentially triggering new outbreaks on a global scale.

A fourth case of West Nile fever has been confirmed in Bulgaria, with the latest diagnosis reported in a patient from Sofia, according to Prof. Iva Hristova, director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCCPD). This follows the deaths of two patients due to complications from the illness and the ongoing treatment of a man in Haskovo.

Iva Hristova, the director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, reassured that there is no danger of a West Nile fever epidemic in the country. Speaking on BNT, she emphasized that the infection is transmitted by a specific type of mosquito, which is common in Bulgaria.

The Ministry of Health has reported that two of the three individuals infected with West Nile fever in Bulgaria have died. The disease, transmitted through infected mosquitoes, has raised significant concern following these cases.

Although the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared mpox a global health emergency, mpox is highly unlikely to lead to school closures, according to physicians and public health experts in the U.S., local media reported.

With 100 instances of West Nile virus infections confirmed in nine regions of the country and two additional deaths within a week, the virus transmitted by common mosquitoes poses a significant threat, with experts appealing to the public to take necessary precautions.

A rise in positivity for SARS-CoV2 continues to be recorded in the community, and as the EHRC points out in its weekly epidemiological report for August 12-18, the temporary increase in virus activity began earlier this year than, in the summer of 2023 and so far appears to be characterized by a higher number of admissions for hospitalization but a lower number

Two children, who were infected with salmonella, are being treated at the Children’s ICU of the University General Hospital of Heraklion.

According to Radio Crete, the supervisor of Public Health of the Region of Crete, Antonis Papadakis said the first case involves an infant just 5 months old and the other a 10-year-old child.

According to the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY), 21 new cases of West Nile virus were reported, along with two deaths, during the week of August 7-14.

This brings the total number of cases diagnosed in Greece in 2024 to 76. Additionally, the total number of recorded deaths has risen to 10.

Salmonella was found in burgers after inspections conducted by the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET). The organization urges consumers who have purchased the product not to consume it.