Outbreak of West Nile virus infection in Greece, 2010

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 infecti...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 17; no. 10; pp. 1868 - 1872
Main Authors Danis, Kostas, Papa, Anna, Theocharopoulos, George, Dougas, Georgios, Athanasiou, Maria, Detsis, Marios, Baka, Agoritsa, Lytras, Theodoros, Mellou, Kassiani, Bonovas, Stefanos, Panagiotopoulos, Takis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
encephalitis
Female
Greece - epidemiology
Heart diseases
Humans
Incidence
Infection
Male
meningitis
Middle Aged
Mosquitoes
neuroinvasive disease
paralysis
Prevention
Risk Factors
viruses
West Nile fever
West Nile Fever - epidemiology
West Nile virus
West Nile virus - immunology
West Nile virus - isolation & purification
Young Adult
Greece
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Summary: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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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1710.110525