• Amino acid signatures in the HLA class II peptide-binding region associated with protection/susceptibility to the severe West Nile Virus disease 

      Sarri C.A., Papadopoulos G.E., Papa A., Tsakris A., Pervanidou D., Baka A., Politis C., Billinis C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mamuris Z. (2018)
      The MHC class II region in humans is highly polymorphic. Each MHC molecule is formed by an α and a β chain, produced by different genes, creating an antigen-binding groove. In the groove there are several pockets into which ...
    • Complete exon 2 sequence of the HLA-DPA1*03:01 allele by sequence-based typing 

      Sarri C.A., Markantoni M., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mamuris Z. (2016)
      Completion of the first 20 nucleotides of exon 2 of DPA1*03:01 allele. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
    • Economic appraisal of the public control and prevention strategy against the 2010 West Nile Virus outbreak in Central Macedonia, Greece 

      Kolimenakis A., Bithas K., Richardson C., Latinopoulos D., Baka A., Vakali A., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mourelatos S., Kalaitzopoulou S., Gewehr S., Michaelakis A., Koliopoulos G. (2016)
      Objectives: The aim of the present paper is to evaluate the economic efficiency of the public control and prevention strategies to tackle the 2010 West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreak in the Region of Central Macedonia, Greece. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Identification of climatic factors affecting the epidemiology of humanwest nile virus infections in northern Greece 

      Stilianakis N.I., Syrris V., Petroliagkis T., Pärt P., Gewehr S., Kalaitzopoulou S., Mourelatos S., Baka A., Pervanidou D., Vontas J., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016)
      Climate can affect the geographic and seasonal patterns of vector-borne disease incidence such asWest Nile Virus (WNV) infections. We explore the association between climatic factors and the occurrence of West Nile fever ...
    • Identification of the novel HLA-DRB1*11:192 allele by sequence-based typing in Greece 

      Sarri C.A., Markantoni M., Hadjichristidoulou C., Mamuris Z. (2016)
      The new allele DRB1*11:192 exon 2 differs from the DRB1*11:01:01:01 by three substitutions. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
    • Phylogenetic analysis of bird-virulent West Nile virus strain, Greece 

      Valiakos G., Plavos K., Vontas A., Sofia M., Giannakopoulos A., Giannoulis T., Spyrou V., Tsokana C.N., Chatzopoulos D., Kantere M., Diamantopoulos V., Theodorou A., Mpellou S., Tsakris A., Mamuris Z., Billinis C. (2019)
      We report the full polyprotein genomic sequence of a West Nile virus strain isolated from Eurasian magpies dying with neurologic signs in Greece. Our findings demonstrate the local genetic evolution of the West Nile virus ...
    • Reemergence of west nile virus infections in Southern Greece, 2017 

      Mavrouli M., Vrioni G., Kapsimali V., Tsiamis C., Mavroulis S., Pervanidou D., Billinis C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Tsakris A. (2019)
      Greece experienced the largest European West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak in 2010 since the 1996 Romania epidemic. West Nile virus reemerged in southern Greece during 2017, after a 2-year hiatus of recorded human cases, and ...
    • West Nile Virus Circulation in Mosquitoes in Greece (2010-2013) 

      Patsoula E., Vakali A., Balatsos G., Pervanidou D., Beleri S., Tegos N., Baka A., Spanakos G., Georgakopoulou T., Tserkezou P., Van Bortel W., Zeller H., Menounos P., Kremastinou J., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016)
      Background of the Study. Following a large West Nile virus (WNV) epidemic in Northern Greece in 2010, an active mosquito surveillance system was implemented, for a 3-year period (2011, 2012, and 2013). Description of the ...
    • 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 ...