• Considerations on the Current Universal Vaccination Policy against Hepatitis A in Greece after Recent Outbreaks 

      Mellou, K.; Sideroglou, T.; Papaevangelou, V.; Katsiaflaka, A.; Bitsolas, N.; Verykouki, E.; Triantafillou, E.; Baka, A.; Georgakopoulou, T.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2015)
      Greece is the only European Union member state that in 2008 included hepatitis A (HAV) vaccine in the routine national childhood immunization program (NCIP). Given that the resources allocated to public health have ...
    • Field Application of SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria in Greece 

      Tseroni, M.; Pervanidou, D.; Tserkezou, P.; Rachiotis, G.; Pinaka, O.; Baka, A.; Georgakopoulou, T.; Vakali, A.; Dionysopoulou, M.; Terzaki, I.; Marka, A.; Detsis, M.; Evlampidou, Z.; Mpimpa, A.; Vassalou, E.; Tsiodras, S.; Tsakris, A.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Project, Malwest (2015)
      Greece, a malaria-free country since 1974, has experienced re-emergence of Plasmodium vivax autochthonous malaria cases in some agriculture areas over the last three years. In early 2012, an integrated control programme ...
    • Laboratory and surveillance studies following a suspected Dengue case in Greece, 2012 

      Papa, A.; Gavana, E.; Detsis, M.; Terzaki, E.; Veneti, L.; Pervanidou, D.; Georgakopoulou, T.; Marangos, M.; Koliopoulos, G.; Baka, A.; Tsiodras, S.; Tsakris, A.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2015)
      Objectives: To describe the laboratory assays used to investigate a suspected dengue case in summer 2012 in western Greece and to report the public health response. Design of methods: Samples from the patient were tested ...
    • Malaria in Greece, 1975 to 2010 

      Vakali, A.; Patsoula, E.; Spanakos, G.; Danis, K.; Vassalou, E.; Tegos, N.; Economopoulou, A.; Baka, A.; Pavli, A.; Koutis, C.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Kremastinou, T. (2012)
      Malaria, which was endemic in Greece in the past, was officially eliminated in 1974. Since that time and up to 2010, a number of imported cases (ranging from 19 to 76) have been annually reported. The total number of ...
    • Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012-March 2013 

      Tsiodras, S.; Dougas, G.; Baka, A.; Billinis, C.; Doudounakis, S.; Balaska, A.; Georgakopoulou, T.; Rigakos, G.; Kontos, V.; Efstathiou, P.; Tsakris, A.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Kremastinou, J. (2013)
      Greece has been rabies-free since 1987 with no human cases since 1970. During 2012 to 2013, rabies has re-emerged in wild and domestic animals in northern Greece. By end March 2013, rabies was diagnosed in 17 animals ...
    • Use of Wild Bird Surveillance, Human Case Data and GIS Spatial Analysis for Predicting Spatial Distributions of West Nile Virus in Greece 

      Valiakos, G.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Birtsas, P.; Tsiodras, S.; Hutchings, M. R.; Spyrou, V.; Pervanidou, D.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Papadopoulos, N.; Tsokana, C.; Baka, A.; Manolakou, K.; Chatzopoulos, D.; Artois, M.; Yon, L.; Hannant, D.; Petrovska, L.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Billinis, C. (2014)
      West Nile Virus (WNV) is the causative agent of a vector-borne, zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. Recent expansion and introduction of WNV into new areas, including southern Europe, has been associated with ...
    • West Nile virus outbreak in humans, Greece, 2012: third consecutive year of local transmission 

      Pervanidou, D.; Detsis, M.; Danis, K.; Mellou, K.; Papanikolaou, E.; Terzaki, I.; Baka, A.; Veneti, L.; Vakali, A.; Dougas, G.; Politis, C.; Stamoulis, K.; Tsiodras, S.; Georgakopoulou, T.; Papa, A.; Tsakris, A.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2014)
      In 2010, the first outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Greece was recorded, the largest in Europe since 1996. After 2010, outbreaks continued to occur in different areas of the country. Enhanced surveillance was ...
    • West Nile Virus State of the Art Report of MALWEST Project 

      Marka, A.; Diamantidis, A.; Papa, A.; Valiakos, G.; Chaintoutis, S. C.; Doukas, D.; Tserkezou, P.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Patsoula, E.; Badieritakis, E.; Baka, A.; Tseroni, M.; Pervanidou, D.; Papadopoulos, N. T.; Koliopoulos, G.; Tontis, D.; Dovas, C. I.; Billinis, C.; Tsakris, A.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Project, Malwest (2013)
      During the last three years Greece is experiencing the emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics. Within this framework, an integrated surveillance and control programme (MALWEST project) with thirteen associate partners ...