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Death Toll From AH1N1 Flu Rises to 129

Five more people have died in Greece in the last 24 hours from complications caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus increasing the number of deaths to 129. Moreover, 101 patients are hospitalized in intensive care units, the country’s Center...

H1N1 Virus: 100 People Dead in Six Weeks

Six more people lost their lives due to the H1N1 virus, raising the death toll to 100 people in six weeks. According to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO) in the last 24 hours 102 new cases...

Flu Virus Leaves 44 Dead in Greece So Far

Two more people lost their lives in the past 24 hours from the H1N1 flu virus, raising the death toll in Greece to 44. At the same time, 106 people are in serious condition in intensive care units throughout the...

Influenza Death Toll in Greece Hits 110

The deadly onslaught of the flu continues. According to KEELPNO’s (Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention) data, the flu had claimed 110 victims by noon on Monday, with another 46 patients across Greece in intensive care suffering severe complications from the...

40 Greeks Dead from H1N1 Virus

The flu virus (H1N1) is showing an alarming upsurge. There have been 40 fatalities due to the virus, two of which were small children, while a total of 143 people appear to be infected and have been hospitalized in...

Flu Cases on Rise in Greece

Flu cases have been rising in Greece. Numerous Greeks are displaying suspected flu-like symptoms lately and many patients are in a critical condition in the intensive care units (ICU) of hospitals. Some of them have also passed away because...

Childhood Contagious Diseases Spread in Greece

There is increasing concern over the identification and spread of childhood contagious diseases, such as measles, pertussis, diphtheria and polio in Greece. As pointed out by specialists, such diseases were in fact forgotten thanks to preventive medicine, but the...

Libyan Baby Boy Dies Of H1N1 In Athens' Hospital

According to Kathimerini daily, a seven-month-old baby of Libyan background died in an Athens Children's hospital on Friday, after being infected with the H1N1 flu virus. This is the first such fatal incident reported in Greece in 2012.  According to...