Leaporcy_Guy
08-18-2011, 10:38 PM
Laboratory confirmed cases of West Nile Virus infection (WNV) have been reported in a number of European countries. From the beginning of July 2011 to 11 August 2011, WNV infection has officially been reported by Albania (2 cases), Greece (22 cases) Israel (6 cases), Romania (1 case) and the Russian Federation (11 cases). The reporting reflects higher awareness among healthcare workers, enhanced laboratory capacities and favourable weather conditions with rainfall and high temperatures leading to a substantial increase in mosquitoes such as Aedes and Culex species.
More... (http://www.who.int/entity/csr/don/2011_08_16/en/index.html)
More... (http://www.who.int/entity/csr/don/2011_08_16/en/index.html)