The Belgrade city authorities warned on Monday that West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the Serbian capital.

A press release on the city government’s Beoinfo portal said that the authorities expected to see the mosquitoes with the West Nile virus and appealed to the public not to ignore possible symptoms such as fever, headaches, exhaustion or rash on the chest.

The city communal services are monitoring 24 sites across the city, the press release said.