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    • Associations of ABO, D, and Lewis blood groups and HLA Class I and Class II alleles with West Nile virus Lineage 2 disease outcome in Greece, 2010 to 2013 

      Politis C., Parara M., Kremastinou J., Hasapopoulou E., Iniotaki A., Siorenta A., Richardson C., Papa A., Kavallierou L., Asariotou M., Katsarou O., Mougiou A., Dadiotis L., Alexandropoulou Z., Megalou A., Magoula E., Papadopoulou M., Pervanidou D., Baka A., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016)
      BACKGROUND: West Nile virus (WNV) infection, commonly asymptomatic, may cause mild West Nile fever (WNF) or potentially fatal neuroinvasive disease (WNND). An outbreak of 262 cases of the new Lineage 2 strain in Greece in ...

    • 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. ...

    • Exposure of Eurasian magpies and turtle doves to West Nile virus during a major human outbreak, Greece, 2011 

      Valiakos, G.; Touloudi, A.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Iacovakis, C.; Birtsas, P.; Spyrou, V.; Dalabiras, Z.; Petrovska, L.; Billinis, C. (2012)
      A major number of West Nile virus (WNV) infections in humans occurred in 2010 in northern Greece, with 262 laboratory confirmed cases. In 2011, fewer cases were reported, but the pattern was more dispersed throughout the ...

    • 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 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.

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Seasonal phenological patterns and flavivirus vectorial capacity of medically important mosquito species in a wetland and an urban area of Attica, Greece 

      Beleri S., Balatsos G., Karras V., Tegos N., Sereti F., Rachiotis G., Hadjichristodoulou C., Papadopoulos N., Papachristos D., Michaelakis A., Patsoula E. (2021)
      Seasonal patterns of mosquito population density and their vectorial capacity constitute major elements to understand the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases. Using adult mosquito traps, we compared the population ...

    • Surveillance and Early Warning of West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Using Backyard Chickens and Correlation to Human Neuroinvasive Cases 

      Chaintoutis, S. C.; Dovas, C. I.; Danis, K.; Gewehr, S.; Mourelatos, S.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Papanastassopoulou, M. (2015)
      In 2010, a West Nile virus (WNV) epidemic was reported in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece, with 197 neuroinvasive disease (WNND) cases in humans. The following 3years, WNV spreads to new areas of Greece and human cases ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...