The Lviv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reports a case of hantavirus infection in a 53-year-old man from Stryi, Lviv region.
He presented with fever, chills, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, and calf muscle pain and was diagnosed with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by hantavirus, confirmed by PCR.
During the epidemiological investigation, it was established that from July 1 to 7, the man vacationed in Croatia on the Makarska Riviera, and on July 11, he traveled through the mountainous areas of the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
The patient denies contact with rodent-like mice, their nests or secretions, as well as being in basements or consuming potentially contaminated food or water.
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Experts emphasize that the exact place and circumstances of infection have not yet been established.
Anti-epidemic and preventive measures are being carried out at the patient’s place of residence, as indicated. The epidemiological investigation is ongoing.