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A dedicated surveillance network for congenital toxoplasmosis in Greece, 2006-2009: Assessment of the results
(2012)
Background: Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Acute infections in pregnant women may be transmitted to the fetus and cause severe illness. The purpose of this study was to ...
Mass gathering preparedness: The experience of the Athens 2004 olympic and Para-Olympic games
(2005)
Planning for environmental health management of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games included assessment of the capacity and deficiencies of relevant public health agencies in Athens and the other four Olympic cities with 17 ...
Genotyping Plasmodium vivax isolates from the 2011 outbreak in Greece
(2013)
Background: Plasmodium vivax malaria was common in Greece until the 1950s with epidemics involving thousands of cases every year. Greece was declared free of malaria by the World Health Organization in 1974. From 1974 to ...
Features of registered occupational diseases in Greece: a veil of ignorance
(2012)
Introduction: Background: Under-registration of occupational diseases is a global problem. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of the reported cases of occupational diseases, in the context ...
Pattern of Smoking Habit among Greek Blue and White Collar Workers
(2009)
The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking in a Greek working population. A questionnaire regarding smoking habit was collected from 1,005 out of 1,200 blue and white-collar employees (response rate: ...