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KOMF calls for "door-to-door" vaccination after measles cases in children
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (227+ words) 9 May 2026 09: 58 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection, KOMF, has expressed concern about the increase in measles cases among children and has called for intensification of field vaccination, including a "door-to-door" approach. According to KOMF, in recent weeks, 10 cases of…...
IKSHPK issues notice on hantavirus
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (235+ words) 8 May 2026 15: 32 The risk of hantavirus in Kosovo is assessed as very low, according to the National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo." The Institute of Public Health explained in the announcement that hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (EHSV), caused by…...
A third British citizen is suspected of being infected with hantavirus
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (28+ words) A third British national is suspected of being infected with hantavirus after an outbreak of the disease on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, it has been announced....
Dr. Zhan Mitrev shares 26 years of experience at the First Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Kosovo
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (25+ words) As part of the First Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery being held in Pristina, Dr. Zhan Mitrev is also participating, who in a...
Blakaj: Pristina leads in the number of drug users, followed by Prizren and Ferizaj
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (256+ words) 7 May 2026 20: 53 The founder of the Center for Addiction Counseling and Treatment, "Labyrinth", Safet Blakaj, said that Pristina clearly leads in the number of drug users. Blakaj said on KTV's "Konfront" that Gjilan is usually mentioned in public, but it is…...
Danger from stray dogs " over 15 attacks per month in Pristina alone
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (306+ words) 7 May 2026 19: 40 44 cases of injuries from stray dogs have occurred since the beginning of 2026, announced the leaders of the Emergency Center in Pristina. And during the year 2025, the number of people injured as a result of dog bites is 128. But different…...
Hoti: Measles vaccine has been given in Kosovo since 1972, the decline corresponds to other countries
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (215+ words) 7 May 2026 18: 50 Faik Hoti from the National Institute of Public Health said that there are currently six children being treated at the Infectious Diseases Clinic affected by measles. Two of the children who were in the most serious condition have already…...
56 Police Academy students poisoned in Albania
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (29+ words) 56 students of the Police Academy in Albania have presented with symptoms of poisoning to the infectious disease service, after it is suspected that they have consumed contaminated food....
Spanish island opposes docking of hantavirus-infected ship
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (185+ words) 6 May 2026 10: 54 The president of the Canary Islands, an autonomous Spanish archipelago, Fernando Clavijo, has rejected the Spanish government's decision to allow the Dutch ship MV Hondius, which has a hantavirus outbreak on board, to dock in the islands. "I cannot…...
There is a lack of a vaccine against rotavirus, if babies don't get it on time, they won't be able to get it later
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (120+ words) Babies who turned 2 and 4 months old during March and April were left without protection from severe diarrhea caused by rotavirus, in the absence of a vaccine....