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Nile Fever in Korça/First case confirmed in Albania

2026-08-24 17:07:45Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Nile Fever in Korça/First case confirmed in Albania
The 72-year-old was placed in quarantine

The first case of West Nile Fever in our country was confirmed today. The affected person is a 72-year-old man from Korça, who is currently in quarantine at the Korça Regional Hospital and is receiving appropriate treatment.

According to sources, it is learned that the 72-year-old lives in the city of Korça and was out in the garden, spending most of his time there, when he was bitten by a mosquito.

The 72-year-old went to the hospital to receive treatment, and after tests, it turned out that the elderly man was affected by West Nile Fever.

So far, this is the only case, as other tests have been conducted on people close to him, but all have come back negative. It is learned that a group of specialists will arrive tomorrow to disinfect the area.

This disease is spread by mosquito bites and symptoms in the affected person begin with fever, headache, muscle aches and vomiting, but it affects the brain and is a deadly disease.

Regarding the case, the Ministry of Health has also officially reacted, announcing that in addition to patient zero, 30 other suspected cases have been tested, but have resulted negative. Epidemiologists from the Institute of Public Health are investigating the presence or absence of the mosquito that spreads this disease in the entire Korça district.

The Ministry of Health's response

During the systematic and intensive monitoring of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in the country, only during the second ten days of August the first case for 2026 was identified, in the Korça region. Since the beginning of January 2026, 30 samples of suspected cases of WNV infection have been tested, which have resulted negative. The identified case constitutes the first confirmed case in Albania for 2026.

The IHP is continuing epidemiological surveillance in humans, epidemiological and entomological investigation of the confirmed case, and monitoring the situation.

In Albania, infection with WNV has been documented before. In 2024, 107 confirmed cases and 50 probable cases were reported, while in 2025, 2 confirmed cases were reported.


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