Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2011)

Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection in Greece, 2010

  • Kostas Danis,
  • Anna Papa,
  • George Theocharopoulos,
  • Georgios Dougas,
  • Maria Athanasiou,
  • Marios Detsis,
  • Agoritsa Baka,
  • Theodoros Lytras,
  • Kassiani Mellou,
  • Stefanos Bonovas,
  • Takis Panagiotopoulos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1710.110525
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 10
pp. 1868 – 1872

Abstract

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During 2010, an outbreak of West Nile virus infection occurred in Greece. A total of 197 patients with neuroinvasive disease were reported, of whom 33 (17%) died. Advanced age and a history of heart disease were independently associated with death, emphasizing the need for prevention of this infection in persons with these risk factors.

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