There are currently no cases of Q fever in Montenegro, the Ministry of Health announced, stating that despite the fact that no cases of the disease have been registered among people, preventive activities have been undertaken.
The announcement states that the Ministry of Health and the Institute for Public Health, after receiving information about the occurrence of dengue fever in animals on certain farms in Montenegro, are taking all measures within their jurisdiction.
"Epidemiological teams were immediately dispatched to the field and preventive activities were carried out, regardless of the fact that so far no cases of illness among people have been registered," the announcement says.
It is stated that blood samples were taken to test for the presence of the causative agent of kyu fever from exposed persons.
The Ministry pointed out that all these people are in good general health and deny symptoms that could be linked to infection.
"All persons exposed to the agent are familiar with the methods of prevention, they have been handed educational material and will be under the supervision of epidemiological teams in the coming period," the Ministry stated.
As they said, after receiving the results of the analyses, the procedure will be carried out in accordance with the epidemiological and health rules.
The Ministry explained that kyu fever is an acute bacterial disease, mostly accompanied by a milder clinical picture in humans, and is transmitted from infected animals to humans, while a rare case of transmission from an infected to a healthy human has been recorded.
"The health system of Montenegro has reagents for testing the causative agent of the disease, as well as antibiotic therapy used to treat the sick," the announcement said.
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