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Outbreak of West Nile virus infection in Greece, 2010 |
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| Authors: | Danis Kostas Papa Anna Theocharopoulos George Dougas Georgios Athanasiou Maria Detsis Marios Baka Agoritsa Lytras Theodoros Mellou Kassiani Bonovas Stefanos Panagiotopoulos Takis |
| Affiliation: | Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece. daniscostas@yahoo.com |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | West Nile virus viruses neuroinvasive disease encephalitis meningitis paralysis outbreak Greece dispatch |
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