Outbreak of West Nile virus infection in Greece, 2010.

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.

SUBMITTER: Danis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3310677 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature