September 19, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A total of 180 cases of West Nile Virus infection have been diagnosed and investigated and 24 people have died due to the mosquito-born disease in Greece in 2024, up until September 18, according to an epidemiological report released on Thursday by Greece’s National Public Health Organisation (EODY). West Nile …
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August 22, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A total of 12 patients infected with the West Nile Virus have died since the start of the year until August 21. The virus is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitos. According the weekly epidemiological report of the National Public Health Organization EODY, the deceased were over 60 years old …
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August 6, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) issued an alert on the West Nile virus on Monday, advising citizens to be cautious and take protective measures. According to EODY, the number of recorded cases are higher compared to the same period in the previous five years, while the virus is present …
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August 10, 2023
Society, Very Mix
An alert for West Nile virus has now been raised in 19 Greek municipalities after an increase in cases across more areas of the country during the last week. The National Public Health Organization said that from the start of this year’s surveillance period until Tuesday afternoon, 21 domestic instances …
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August 1, 2023
Society, Very Mix
The West Nile virus has claimed the lives of two infected patients, Greece’s National Health Care Organization announced on Tuesday. Both were over 81 years old and the cause of their deaths has been manifested in the central Nerves system. Furthermore, eight new cases of the infection have been recorded …
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September 6, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Dozens of new infections with the West Nile virus within a week and 14 deaths in total were announced by Greece’s National Health Care Organization EODY. the majority of infections have been recorded in central and northern Greece According to EODY weekly bulletin, from the begin of 2022 until September …
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August 20, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Greece’s National Health Care organization EODY has announced a big increase in West Nile virus cases in the country. Two infected people have died. 19 new cases have diagnosed since the last week, and the total of infections with the virus transmitted by mosquitoes has reached 60 this year, EODY …
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August 3, 2020
Very Mix
The West Nile virus has claimed the lives of two people this summer in Greece and infected ten others. An infected woman passed away on Monday morning in Serres, northern Greece. She was diagnosed with the virus a week ago. The elderly woman was the second fatality caused by the …
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August 29, 2018
Social
Five more people died in the last days, increasing the death toll of West Nile virus victims to sixteen. A total of 135 infection cases have been reported from the begin of the mosquitoes season, Greece’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) said on Wednesday. In its previous statement …
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August 9, 2018
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Three people infected with the West Nile virus died in the last 24 hours in hospitals in Athens. The victims were aged 70 and 80. They were all in intensive care units and died of health complications after infection with the mosquito transited virus. From the beginning of the mosquitoes …
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August 2, 2017
Very Mix
One elderly woman from Argolida in Eastern Peloponnese died from West Nile virus infection on Wednesday. She is the first victim this year of the disease that is transited through the bite of a mosquito infected with the virus. The 90-year-old woman was infected with the West Nile virus, got …
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July 18, 2012
Very Mix
A 75-year-old man is the first victim of the West Nile disease in the Greek capital – A virus infection transmitted through “tiger” mosquitoes. The man was been hospitalized with encephalitis at the Intensive Care Unit of “Ippokratio” hospital. The man was a resident of the city centre, Greek media …
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July 13, 2012
Very Mix
Spraying against Tiger Mosquitoes started in the south and east suburbs of Athens as 5 people got infected with the West Nile virus in the last six days. According to Greek Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), the first victim was a resident of Palio Faliro last Sunday. The …
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