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One person dies from West Nile Virus in the Netherlands

The virus, which is transmitted to humans primarily through mosquito bites, can cause acute and life-threatening illness in approximately one in 150 people infected, according to the World Health Organization

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 […]

Greece’s West Nile virus cases surge, with eastern Attica hit hardest

Greece's national public health authority has confirmed 157 West Nile virus cases and 13 deaths this year, all among people over 65, as infections continue rising across Attica, Thessaly, Central Macedonia, Peloponnese and Central Greece

Antonis Panoutsos intubated and in serious condition in ICU at “Evangelismos” hospital after contracting West Nile virus

The journalist has been hospitalized in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit for approximately one month, with his condition described as very serious

“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

Greece & Italy see the widest spread of West Nile virus in Europe – Greek municipalities with the highest case numbers

45 new West Nile virus infections in the past week, 110 in total and 9 deaths - "We will see more deaths," warns epidemiology professor Theodora Psaltopoulou

Infections worrying Europe: What the new ECDC report shows

From the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to West Nile virus, cholera and Vibrio bacteria in coastal waters, how the ECDC’s summer surveillance map is taking shape

Two new cases of West Nile virus infection in the past week

The epidemiological surveillance report from the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY)

EODY: 12 cases and 3 deaths in the last week from West Nile virus

The EODY considers the diagnosis of further cases in the coming period as possible and expected

West Nile virus: Two deaths in the last week in Greece

A total of 12 people have died since the start of the year - 24 new domestic cases of the virus in the last week

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