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Three New Outbreaks of West Nile Virus

According to data of the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (HCDCP) another three outbreaks of the West Nile Virus appeared on August 6. One of them appeared in the region of Xanthi, a fact that accentuates the...

More West Nile Virus Hits Greece

The Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP) has been informed on July 19 that two more cases of infection with the West Nile Virus (WNV) were diagnosed, one in Thessaloniki involving an elderly man and another affecting...

Swarms Of Mosquitos Invade Greece

Greeks and visitors alike are discovering that summer in Greece has brought a pesky problem of mosquitoes in bigger numbers because of government cutbacks in spraying programs. Spraying in some areas has just begun, too late to get the mosquitoes...

Blood Donation Ban to Curb West Nile Virus

ATHENS - Health authorities in Greece have banned residents of sixteen districts in the greater Athens area from donating blood in a bid to avert the spread of the West Nile virus, a disease carried by mosquitoes which can...

Greek Man, 75, Dies Due to West Nile Virus

A 75-year-old man is West Nile Virus' first victim. The man was hospitalized in the Hippokrateio Hospital during the past days, infected by the virus. According to Proto Thema newspaper, the dead man was a resident of Athens. At the same time,...

Two People Infected By the West Nile Virus Transmitted Via Mosquitos

West Nile virus is a disease spread by mosquitos. It affects mostly people who have a weakened immune system (such as HIV carriers or people fighting against cancer and other diseases), young children or the elderly as well as...

Crete Alarmed by Dangerous Mosquito Spreading West Nile Virus

The island of Crete is alarmed as the West Nile virus, which is transmitted through mosquitos, and in particular the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), is expected to burst during the coming period. In light of those fears, the four...