Published Date: 2010-08-15 05:00:04
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Encephalitis - Greece (05): (MC) WNV conf
Archive Number: 20100815.2811

ENCEPHALITIS - GREECE (05): (CENTRAL MACEDONIA) WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
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Date: Fri 13 Aug 2010
Source: Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO)
Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention [edited]
<http://www.keelpno.gr/keelpno/2010/id990/daily_report_20100813_en.pdf>


Number of laboratory diagnosed cases of West Nile virus infection and deaths
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The total number of encephalitis and/or meningitis cases with West Nile
virus (WNV) laboratory diagnosis on 12 Aug 2010 are 2 with no deaths. The
total number of cases as of 12 Aug 2010 is 34 with 2 deaths (West Nile
virus infection manifestations do not differ from those caused by a variety
of other viruses. Therefore, diagnosis is based on laboratory testing.
Consequently, cases are recorded by date of laboratory diagnosis rather
than by date of disease onset or hospital admission.)

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communicated by:
Dimitrios Zonios, MD
Internal Medicine
Preveza, Greece
<dzonios@yahoo.com>

[ProMED-mail thanks Dr Zonios for this update on the WNV encephalitis
outbreak in Greece. We assume that all these cases are from Greek Central
Macedonia.

A map showing the location of Greek Central Macedonia can be accessed at
<http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Regions/CentralMacedonia.html>. A
HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Greece can be accessed at
<http://healthmap.org/r/026S> - Mod.TY]

See Also

Encephalitis - Greece (04): (MC) WNV conf 20100810.2742
Encephalitis - Greece (03): (MC) WNV conf 20100810.2727
Encephalitis - Greece (02): (MC) WNV susp 20100809.2718
Encephalitis - Greece: (MC), WNV susp., RFI 20100806.2672
West Nile virus - Israel 20100802.2598
West Nile virus - Italy (03): (LM) further clarification 20100524.1725
West Nile virus - Italy (02): (LM) clarification 20100521.1686
West Nile virus - Italy: (LM 20100520.1670

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