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 a young woman in East Attica. The WNV is transferred by birds and is transmitted to human and animals through the bite of mosquitoes. In most cases, the ...

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