Outbreak of West Nile virus infection in Greece, 2010

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1868-72. doi: 10.3201/eid1710.110525.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Greece / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • West Nile Fever / epidemiology*
  • West Nile virus / immunology
  • West Nile virus / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult