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The West Nile virus made the second victim in Veneto, also in the province of Padua. Last night at the Schiavonia hospital a 77-year-old resident in the province died, suffering from multiple pathologies, hospitalized with encephalitis caused by the virus transmitted by mosquitoes.
Currently the picture of encephalitis includes the patient who died last week in Piove di Sacco (Padua), one hospitalized in Piove di Sacco in intensive care, confirmed positive at West Nile, a third patient hospitalized in Schiavonia, improving, a quarter in Hospital in Padua.