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West Nile virus cases and deaths in Greece hit seven-year high

Mosquitoes have found ideal conditions for the wide transmission of West Nile virus this summer, with significantly more cases than in the past seven years. Attica is at the epicentre of the outbreak, and by the middle of last week at least 31 municipalities had recorded cases, with a further seven at high risk. The […]

“The difficulties are still ahead of us,” EODY says about West Nile Virus – When this year’s outbreak is expected to peak

The warm winter of 2025-2026 in Attica (the second-warmest of the past 150 years) may have contributed to the current epidemiological picture

Drowning deaths in Greece: over-60s make up 80% of victims, high rates among children too, plus the ten golden rules for safe swimming

Greece has recorded 168 drowning deaths so far in 2026, 49 fewer than the same period last year, according to Safe Water Sports, which is now running a targeted elderly safety campaign with health authorities

Theodoros Vasilakopoulos: Hantavirus is extremely difficult to transmit, why the 70-year-old was placed in 45-day quarantine

Why the 70-year-old is in quarantine – What his health condition is

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