The Health Service warns the public about seven confirmed cases of the West Nile virus and recommends protective measures, especially for older individuals and those with underlying health conditions, following a death of a high-risk individual. (translated)
The first confirmed death from the West Nile virus in Cyprus involves a 90-year-old patient with underlying health conditions, while there are a total of 10 cases, with four being hospitalized. (translated)
The epidemiological situation in Greece is dramatic due to the West Nile virus, with 290 cases and 24 deaths, mainly in Attica and high-risk areas. (translated)
The West Nile virus continues to spread in Greece with 232 cases and 19 deaths so far, raising concerns about a record year, as health authorities prepare for further increases in cases in the coming weeks. (translated)
The spread of the West Nile virus in Greece is at an alarming outbreak, with the peak of cases expected at the end of August, and statistics showing 157 confirmed cases, of which 116 presented serious complications, while 13 have died, with the majority of those infected remaining asymptomatic. (translated)
Professor Gikas Magiorkinis warns that the actual cases of the West Nile virus are at least ten times higher than the officially recorded ones, which stand at 157, as the situation of the epidemic escalates in Greece. (translated)
In Greece, 47 new cases of the West Nile virus were recorded in the last week, bringing the total number to 157 and 13 deaths since the beginning of 2026, with Attica remaining at the center of the epidemic. (translated)
The spread of the West Nile virus continues in Attica, with four new deaths and 47 new cases, while a total of 13 people have lost their lives and 42 are hospitalized in hospitals. (translated)
The Swedish Public Health Authority announced 21 cases of measles linked to the Urkult festival, with the majority of patients being under 18 and unvaccinated. (translated)
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo became the deadliest in its history with 2,325 deaths and more than 4,900 confirmed cases, while the state is unable to respond to its rapid spread. (translated)
The EODY warns that this year's transmission period of the West Nile virus in Greece is expected to be one of the most difficult due to the outbreak of cases, with the warm winter of 2025-2026 playing an important role in the epidemiological situation, while at the same time providing protection advice to limit transmission. (translated)
Alert for the West Nile virus: 110 cases & 9 deaths in Greece - The areas with the greatest spread. (translated)
In the last week, 45 new cases of the West Nile virus were diagnosed in Attica, which remains the epicenter of the epidemic, with a total number of 110 cases in Greece, of which 81 exhibited serious manifestations from the Central Nervous System, and there were 9 deaths among patients over 65 years old. (translated)
In Chad, up to today, 239 cases of cholera and 13 deaths have been recorded since the beginning of the outbreak in July, mostly in two provinces, while a vaccination campaign is underway to tackle the disease. (translated)
The EODY announced the confirmation of 23 new cases of the West Nile Virus in Attica, with 8 patients hospitalized in ICUs, while a total of 65 cases have been recorded this year in Greece, with six deaths and further cases are expected in areas that cannot be predicted. (translated)
Two cases of foot-and-mouth disease are under investigation in Cyprus, following positive results in initial tests, although they have not yet been classified as confirmed cases, according to Dimitris Epameinondas from the epidemiological team. (translated)
Στην Αττική, εννέα άτομα, συμπεριλαμβανομένων δύο παιδιών, παρουσίασαν συμπτώματα λοίμωξης από σαλμονέλα μετά την κατανάλωση φαγητού από το ίδιο εστιατόριο και μεταφέρθηκαν στο Γενικό Κρατικό Νοσοκομείο Νίκαιας, ενώ οι υγειονομικές αρχές ερευνούν την πηγή μόλυνσης σε συνέχεια παρόμοιων περιστατικών σε Λαμία και Καστοριά. #σαλμονέλα #Αττική #κρούσματα
Salmonella in Attica – Nine cases were transferred to Nikaia hospital – They had eaten at the same place. (translated)
Η επιδημία Έμπολα στη Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό έχει προκαλέσει μέχρι στιγμής 1.354 θανάτους και 3.075 εργαστηριακά επιβεβαιωμένα κρούσματα από το στέλεχος Bundibugyo, που δεν διαθέτει ούτε εμβόλιο ούτε θεραπεία, σύμφωνα με τις τελευταίες ανακοινώσεις των αρχών. #Έμπολα #ΔημόσιαΥγεία #Επιδημία
Οι αμερικανικές υγειονομικές αρχές ανακοίνωσαν ότι η επιδημία διάρροιας που πλήττει πέντε πολιτείες στις ΗΠΑ οφείλεται σε παράσιτο που εντοπίστηκε σε μαρούλι προμήθειας της αλυσίδας ταχυφαγείων Taco Bell, με πάνω από 1.644 κρούσματα κυκλοσπορίασης, 94 νοσηλείες και την Taco Bell να αποσύρει προσωρινά το μολυσμένο προϊόν. #παράσιτο #μαρούλι #TacoBell
