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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Emerging mosquito-borne viruses: transmission and modulation of host defence
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TL;DR: The first clinical case of West Nile Viral encephalitis, registered on the territory of Poltava region, has been given and analyzed and the epidemiological and clinical patterns of WNF remain understudied.
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The Long-Term Outcomes of Human West Nile Virus Infection
TL;DR: Although further assessment is needed, the long-term neurological and functional sequelae of WNV infection are likely to represent a considerable source of morbidity in patients long after their recovery from acute illness.
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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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Genetic characterization of West Nile virus lineage 2, Greece, 2010.
TL;DR: The West Nile virus detected in Culex pipiens mosquitoes during a severe outbreak of human West Nile disease in Greece 2010 showed closest genetic relationship to the lineage 2 strain that emerged in Hungary in 2004.