Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection in Greece, 2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Danis, Kostas ; Papa, Anna ; Theocharopoulos, George ; Dougas, Georgios ; Athanasiou, Maria ; Detsis, Marios ; Baka, Agoritsa ; Lytras, Theodoros ; Mellou, Kassiani ; Bonovas, Stefanos ; Panagiotopoulos, Takis
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Risk Factors West Nile Fever Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1868-1872.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Greece
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e5e5313dd71ada4c086716fa39417ffbcb9b5b46276dc52a8d8236a62621c4a9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18565/cdc_18565_DS1.pdf
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