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Greece - First case of West Nile Virus confirmed this year
Greece - First case of West Nile Virus confirmed this year
The peninsula of Peloponnese
18.07.2017 West Nile Virus case confirmed in Greece
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) said that the first case of the West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Greece this year. The watchdog said that no cases of the virus in humans had been recorded in 2015 and 2016.
The person who has contracted the disease lives in an agricultural area in Argolida, the Peloponnese. KEELPNO said that it is not possible to predict where the virus may appear. and advised residents and visitors to protect themselves against mosquitoes, which carry the disease.
Sporadic cases of the disease in humans have occurred in Europe since the 1960s. It was first detected in Greece in 2010, when 262 people contracted the disease, 35 of whom died.
West Nile Mosquito Fever Kills Two People in Greece
Society ? HEALTH | August 11, 2017, Friday // 09:46|
The Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention has registered 20 cases of West Nile fever in the country since the beginning of this year. Two deaths have been reported, Greek Reporter writes.
At present, the dangerous virus is observed only in the Peloponnese area of Argolida. In 12 of the cases, the disease caused complications in the central nervous system, including encephalitis, meningitis and paresis.
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The Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention has registered 20 cases of West Nile fever in the country since the beginning of this year. Two deaths have been reported, Greek Reporter writes.
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