Albania reports 17 West Nile fever cases, including 3 deaths

TIRANA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen West Nile fever cases were identified in Albania, with three confirmed dead, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) of Albania has reported. The country's health authority updated on Tuesday that nine seniors over 70 were hospitalized due to the West Nile virus.

Following the IPH's report on Monday, Silvia Bino, head of the Control of Infectious Diseases Department of the Inst