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G Dougas
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 12
Citations - 742
G Dougas is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Outbreak & Brucellosis. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications receiving 688 citations.
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Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection in Greece, 2010
Kostas Danis,Anna Papa,George Theocharopoulos,G Dougas,Maria Athanasiou,Marios Detsis,Agoritsa Baka,Theodoros Lytras,Kassiani Mellou,Stefanos Bonovas,Takis Panagiotopoulos +10 more
TL;DR: 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, emphasizing the need for prevention of this infection in persons with these risk factors.
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Ongoing outbreak of West Nile virus infections in humans in Greece, July-August 2010.
Anna Papa,Kostas Danis,Agoritsa Baka,A Bakas,G Dougas,Theodore Lytras,Georgios Theocharopoulos,D Chrysagis,E Vassiliadou,F Kamaria,A Liona,Kassiani Mellou,G Saroglou,T Panagiotopoulos +13 more
TL;DR: The reoccurrence of human cases in two consecutive years and the spread of the virus in new areas suggest that West Nile virus is established in Greece, and its transmission may continue to occur in the future.
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Autochthonous Plasmodium vivax malaria in Greece, 2011.
Kostas Danis,Agoritsa Baka,Annick Lenglet,W. Van Bortel,Irene Terzaki,Maria Tseroni,Marios Detsis,Evangelos G. Papanikolaou,A Balaska,Sandra Gewehr,G Dougas,Theologia Sideroglou,A Economopoulou,Nikos Vakalis,Sotirios Tsiodras,Stefanos Bonovas,Jenny Kremastinou +16 more
TL;DR: Conditions favouring locally acquired transmission of malaria, including the presence of competent vectors and migrants from endemic countries exist in Greece, underscoring the need for the development of an integrated preparedness and response plan for malaria prevention.
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West Nile virus outbreak in humans, Greece, 2012: third consecutive year of local transmission.
Danai Pervanidou,Danai Pervanidou,Marios Detsis,Kostas Danis,Kostas Danis,Kassiani Mellou,Evangelos G. Papanikolaou,Irene Terzaki,Agoritsa Baka,L Veneti,Annita Vakali,G Dougas,Constantina Politis,K Stamoulis,Sotirios Tsiodras,Sotirios Tsiodras,Theano Georgakopoulou,Anna Papa,Athanasios Tsakris,Jenny Kremastinou,Christos Hadjichristodoulou,Christos Hadjichristodoulou +21 more
TL;DR: The occurrence of human cases in three consecutive years suggests that WNV lineage 2 has become established in Greece and raising awareness among physicians and susceptible populations (elderly people and persons with co-morbidities) throughout Greece is critical to reduce the disease impact.
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Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 - March 2013.
Sotirios Tsiodras,Sotirios Tsiodras,G Dougas,Agoritsa Baka,Charalambos Billinis,S Doudounakis,A Balaska,Theano Georgakopoulou,George Rigakos,Vassileios Kontos,Konstantia E. Tasioudi,Myrsini Tzani,P Tsarouxa,P. Iliadou,Olga Mangana-Vougiouka,D Iliopoulos,S Sapounas,P Efstathiou,Athanasios Tsakris,Christos Hadjichristodoulou,Jenny Kremastinou +20 more
TL;DR: During 2012 to 2013, rabies has re-emerged in wild and domestic animals in northern Greece and subsequent human exposures required post-exposure prophylaxis according to the World Health Organization criteria.