AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWest Nile alert: North Macedonia has declared a West Nile fever outbreak across Skopje and five nearby municipalities, with 26 confirmed cases by Aug. 11 and one death (an 83-year-old). Officials say there’s no need for panic, but urge strict mosquito-bite protection as no vaccine exists. Water safety scare: Skopje faced a bottled-water rush after rumors of E. coli contamination linked to the Rašče spring; Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski publicly drank tap water and called the claims misinformation, while pointing to lab testing across multiple locations and filing a report for investigation. Cross-border medical dispute: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry met Iva Mihailova’s mother and says it’s using all communication channels with North Macedonia after a Kocani court refused her exit for urgent neurological treatment; Bulgarian MEPs also issued an EU-level urgent appeal. Regional health pressure: Greece reported a sharp West Nile rise—45 new cases in a week, 110 total, and nine deaths—prompting increased mosquito-control in Athens.
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