Non-neuroinvasive West Nile virus infections during the outbreak in Greece

A Anastasiadou; A Economopoulou; I Kakoulidis; R Zilidou; D Butel; D Zorpidou; G Ferentinos; P Markou; E Kougas; A Papa

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03642.x

Non-neuroinvasive West Nile virus infections during the outbreak in Greece

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Nov;17(11):1681-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03642.x. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

Authors

A Anastasiadou¹, A Economopoulou, I Kakoulidis, R Zilidou, D Butel, D Zorpidou, G Ferentinos, P Markou, E Kougas, A Papa

Affiliation

¹ Giannitsa General Hospital, Giannitsa, Greece.

PMID: 21880099
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03642.x

Abstract

A major outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) infections took place in 2010 in Greece. Apart from the neuroinvasive cases, many additional cases without involvement of the nervous system were observed, characterized by high fever, myalgia, rash, leukopenia, and long-lasting recovery. West Nile non-neuroinvasive disease is a distinct clinical syndrome, and is not always mild.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Disease Outbreaks*
Female
Greece / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nervous System Diseases / epidemiology
Nervous System Diseases / virology
West Nile Fever / complications
West Nile Fever / epidemiology*
West Nile Fever / pathology
West Nile Fever / virology*
West Nile virus / isolation & purification*
West Nile virus / pathogenicity*