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Greece: 2024 West Nile

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Shiloh

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Source: https://www.thenationalherald.com/travelers-to-greece-warned-amid-deadly-west-nile-virus-outbreak/

Travelers to Greece Warned Amid Deadly West Nile Virus Outbreak
August 22, 2024
By TNH Staff

ATHENS – Holiday-makers planning to visit Greece have been cautioned about a deadly outbreak of West Nile Virus (WNV) that has claimed the lives of 12 people so far this year.

According to reports from Keep Talking Greece, the deaths occurred before August 21, with the National Public Health Organization (EODY) confirming that the victims were aged between 61 and 92. In the past week alone, two deaths were recorded, and 24 new cases were diagnosed, bringing the total number of infections in Greece to 100.

The virus, which is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, has been detected in various regions across Greece, including Larissa, Karditsa, Lefkada, Halkidiki, Pella, and Thessaloniki, among others.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has expressed concern over the spread of the virus, noting that cases have also been reported in Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, France, Italy, Spain, and Israel, where 870 confirmed cases and 62 deaths have been recorded as of August 22.​..
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Source: https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1...s-180-cases-of-west-nile-virus-up-to-sept-18/

Greece had 27 deaths, 180 cases of West Nile Virus up to Sept 18
Newsroom
19.09.2024 • 14:13

A total of 27 deaths and 180 cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection have been diagnosed and investigated in Greece up until September 18, according to an epidemiological report released on Thursday by Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY).

Of these, 132 cases presented with symptoms involving the central nervous system (encephalitis, meningitis and/or acute muscle weakness and paralysis, among others), 48 cases presented with mild or no symptoms and 27 of the patients died.

According to the report, there were 18 new domestic cases reported in the past week and four cases where patients contracted the virus while abroad (three in Albania and one in Austria), which were not included in the above analysis. For two more cases with a complex travel history, an investigation on whether they are imported or domestic cases has yet to be concluded and they have also been excluded from analysis.​..
 
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