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
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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, emphasizing the need for prevention of this infection in persons with these risk factors.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.read more
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Dissemination of the West Nile Fever in the Russian Federation and in the World in 2010
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Detection of flaviviruses and alphaviruses in mosquitoes in Central Macedonia, Greece, 2018.
Anna Papa,Sandra Gewehr,Katerina Tsioka,Stella Kalaitzopoulou,Styliani Pappa,Spiros Mourelatos +5 more
TL;DR: It is of note that the first WNV-positive mosquito pool was detected two weeks prior the report of the first human case in the area, suggesting that testing of mosquitoes could serve as early warning system.
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Heterogeneity of West Nile virus genotype 1a in Italy, 2011.
Giada Rossini,Fabrizio Carletti,Roberto Rigoli,Sandro Piga,Patrizia Bagnarelli,Paolo Gaibani,Anna Pierro,Alessandro Nanni Costa,Paolo Grossi,Giuseppe Ippolito,Maria Paola Landini,Antonino Di Caro,Maria Rosaria Capobianchi,Vittorio Sambri +13 more
TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis of WNV partial sequences obtained from serum samples of two patients living in different regions of Italy showed that WNV strains circulating in Italy in 2011 belong to lineage 1a, but are different from lineage 1b strains isolated in 2008-2009.
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Seasonal Phenological Patterns and Flavivirus Vectorial Capacity of Medically Important Mosquito Species in a Wetland and an Urban Area of Attica, Greece
Stavroula Beleri,Georgios Balatsos,Vasilios Karras,Nikolaos Tegos,Fani Sereti,Georgios Rachiotis,Christos Hadjichristodoulou,Nikolaos Papadopoulos,Dimitrios P. Papachristos,Antonios Michaelakis,Eleni Patsoula +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the population dynamics of major mosquito species (Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus, Anopheles spp.) in an urban and a wetland rural area of Attica Greece.
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A toddler with acute flaccid paralysis due to West Nile virus infection.
Alexandra Soldatou,George Vartzelis,Stella Vorre,Anna Papa,Konstantinos A. Voudris,Anastasia Garoufi +5 more
TL;DR: Serum and cerebrospinal fluid serology as well as nerve conduction studies were consistent with the diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis due to West Nile neuroinvasive disease.
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