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Greece 'On Alert' Over West Nile Virus

The Greek Health Ministry is monitoring the cases of the West Nile Virus and estimates that the data so far do not prove that the situation is out of control. "There is no particular concern that we will have an...

Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Kills 5 in Greece

The death toll from the West Nile virus in Greece reached five on Thursday, according to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO). All five victims of the West Nile virus were over 70 years old. According to...

West Nile Virus Claims Two Lives in Greece

Two elderly people in the Attica region have died from the mosquito-borne West Nile virus as a dozen people were hospitalized with the infection. The two fatalities, both over 80 years old, lived in urban areas of Western Attica, according...

Winter Flu Kills 17, Say Greek Authorities

An outbreak of influenza has killed 17 people over the winter, the Greek authorities have revealed. New data from the Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) also says there is an epidemic of 2,000 reported measles cases, with...

Concern Grows Over Measles Epidemic in Greece

The president of the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) Theofilos Rosenberg expressed concern about the measles epidemic in Greece. "The epidemic does not seem to stop as there are populations with insufficient vaccination coverage," he said in...

Measles Claims Third Greek Victim, Raising Fears

A 35-year-old woman who had been given a measles vaccine dose has become the third victim of the disease in Greece, after she died of pneumonia and respiratory failure. To date, as reported by the Hellenic Center for Disease Control...

Greek Measles, Flu Epidemics Worsen

One hundred new measles cases were recorded last week, bringing the total number to 1,362, with most appearing in southern Greece. The vast majority of measles cases are children from Roma communities and people from the general population, mostly in...

Greece Faces Measles Epidemic, Cases Triple in Two Months

Greece is facing a measles epidemic this year with the number of reported cases tripling within two months, according to the National Centre for the Control and Prevention of Diseases (Keelpno). In late October, the first casualty of the disease...

HIV Cases in Greece Drop, Tests Shortages Rise

December 1 is the World AIDS Day, when people around the world look closely into the victims of the epidemic that devastated the world 33 years ago, when it was first recorded. The number of HIV infections in Greece in...

Greek Health Authorities Issue Measles Warning

The rise in the number of measles cases in Greece has forced the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) to issue a warning. The center says that since May, when the first cases of the epidemic appeared, there have...