ATHENS, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported Wednesday that 75 cases of West Nile virus infection have been confirmed in the country so far in 2025, including five fatalities.
Of the confirmed cases, 62 involved central nervous system (CNS) symptoms such as encephalitis, meningitis or acute flaccid paralysis, while 13 patients showed mild symptoms or none at all.
The five deaths were all patients aged over 71, according to EODY.
The organization said the first cases of the virus this year were detected in July. Over the past two months, infections have been identified in 34 municipalities across 18 regional units. Six new domestic cases were reported in the past week, along with two imported cases, one from Serbia and one from Italy.
EODY warned that additional cases are likely to emerge in the coming period.
Elsewhere in Europe, infections have also been reported in Albania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Romania and Serbia, the Greek news agency AMNA reported.
