Concern: Seasonal flu kills fourth person in Kosovo this year

The A seasonal flu infection has taken the life of a 55-year-old who for several days was being treated at the QKUK Infective Clinic.

The director of this clinic, Hamdi Ramadani, has said that the patient was admitted to the clinic with a serious health condition, and not vaccinated with the seasonal flu vaccine. “has been identified as this patient was affected by seasonal flu. We haven't documented whether this patient was affected by another virus. No” confirmed, Hamdi Ramadani says.

According to Ramadani, the patient had also had other health problems in the past that had affected the deteriorating condition.

And this person had a big problem in abdominal years ago. There was an intervention on him where a heliokok” was removed from his lung tissue, says Ramadani, reports RTV Duguagjini

Meanwhile, the Kosovo Institute of Public Health through a communique for the media has indicated that the epidemiological situation in the country is under control.

A total of 22,726 suspected cases of flu, 3,882 cases of acute respiratory infections and 25 cases of acute severe respiratory infections have been reported from October 01th 2018 to today. Currently, the epidemiological situation is under control in terms of seasonal flu, but with the current climate situation ruling in Kosovo, there is the possibility of increasing cases. ”

For this year, this is the fourth case that has ended with fatality as a result of the seasonal flu.