• Genetic contribution of MHC class II genes in susceptibility to west nile virus infection 

      Sarri C.A., Markantoni M., Stamatis C., Papa A., Tsakris A., Pervanidou D., Baka A., Politis C., Billinis C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mamuris Z. (2016)
      WNV is a zoonotic neurotropic flavivirus that has recently emerged globally as a significant cause of viral encephalitis. The last five years, 624 incidents of WNV infection have been reported in Greece. The risk for severe ...
    • West Nile virus in humans, Greece, 2018: The largest seasonal number of cases, 9years after its emergence in the country 

      Pervanidou D., Vakali A., Georgakopoulou T., Panagiotopoulos T., Patsoula E., Koliopoulos G., Politis C., Stamoulis K., Gavana E., Pappa S., Mavrouli M., Emmanouil M., Sourvinos G., Mentis A., Tsakris A., Hadjichristodoulou C., Tsiodras S., Papa A. (2020)
      Background: Human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection are recorded since 2010 in Greece, with seasonal outbreaks occurring almost annually. Enhanced surveillance has been implemented since 2010, to promptly characterise ...
    • West nile virus seroprevalence in the Greek population in 2013: A nationwide cross-sectional survey 

      Hadjichristodoulou C., Pournaras S., Mavrouli M., Marka A., Tserkezou P., Baka A., Billinis C., Katsioulis A., Psaroulaki A., Papa A., Papadopoulos N., Mamuris Z., Tsakris A., Kremastinou J., Vakalis N., Koliopoulos G., Vontas J., Dovas C.I., Tontis D., Tselentis I., Tsiodras S., Photis Y.N., Papadopoulou E. (2015)
      Cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) disease were recorded for three consecutive years in Greece following the year 2010 outbreak. A cross-sectional serologic survey was conducted to estimate the WNV seroprevalence and assess ...