Description of the situation
08 June 2001
Disease Outbreak Reported
The WHO Office in Kosovo has reported 27 cases and 4 deaths between 18 May and 7 June 2001 in the south-western area. Samples have been sent for laboratory confirmation of the disease to the WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research in Ljubljana, Slovenia, a partner in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.
The health authorities have implemented prevention and control measures and are investigating the outbreak.