FIRE-EARTH Focus: 35140
[Prepared by FIRE-EARTH Science.]
- Presentation is available via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.
.
.
.
.
.
Archive for September 21st, 2018
FIRE-EARTH Focus: 35140
Posted by feww on September 21, 2018
Posted in News Alert | Tagged: 35140, FIRE-EARTH Focus, FIRE-EARTH PULSARS, FIRE-EARTH Science | Leave a Comment »
Deadly Outbreaks of West Nile Fever Kills Dozens in Greece, Israel
Posted by feww on September 21, 2018
West Nile fever virus infects hundreds, killing dozens in Greece, Israel
As of September 20 (13:00 hours), some 234 “laboratory diagnosed cases of WNV infection have been reported to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP), the center reported. Some 183 “of which presented with neuro-invasive disease (WNND, encephalitisand/ or meningitis and/or acute flaccid paralysis)” and 51 cases with “mild symptoms (febrile syndrome).” Some 27 deaths were reported in patients, the weekly report said.
US WNV infections
As of September 18, 2018, a total of 47 states and the District of Columbia have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes in 2018. Overall, 1,077 cases of West Nile virus disease in people have been reported to CDC. Of these, 608 (56%) were classified as neuroinvasive disease (such as meningitis or encephalitis) and 469 (44%) were classified as non-neuroinvasive disease. [CDC]
Hong Kong: Dengue Fever Outbreak
Meanwhile, dozens of people have been diagnosed with dengue fever in Hong Kong.
- Additional information available from FE-MIU via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.
Posted in News Alert | Tagged: 092102, deadly disease outbreak, Dengue fever outbreak, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, US WNV infections, West Nile Fever, WNV | Leave a Comment »
Fire Earth 