{"id":18074,"date":"2026-07-23T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/west-nile-virus-greece-2026-21-cases-confirmed-majority-with-neurological-symptoms\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:43:50","slug":"west-nile-virus-greece-2026-21-cases-confirmed-majority-with-neurological-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/west-nile-virus-greece-2026-21-cases-confirmed-majority-with-neurological-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"West Nile Virus Greece 2026: 21 Cases Confirmed, Majority with Neurological Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-as-of-wednesday-22-july-2026-greek-health-authorities-have-confirmed-a-total-of-21-locally-acquired-cases-of-west-nile-virus-infection-since-the-start-of-the-2026-surveillance-period\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">As of Wednesday 22 July 2026, Greek health authorities have confirmed a total of <strong>21 locally acquired cases<\/strong> of West Nile virus infection since the start of the 2026 surveillance period.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of these:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>20 cases<\/strong> presented with central nervous system (CNS) involvement, including encephalitis, meningitis and\/or acute flaccid paralysis<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 case<\/strong> showed only mild symptoms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No deaths have been recorded so far.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-recent-increase-in-cases\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Increase in Cases<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past week alone, <strong>14 new locally acquired cases<\/strong> were diagnosed and reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One additional case involving international travel to an endemic country was also identified. The exact place of exposure remains unclear and this case is excluded from the domestic total.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2domain-0426 greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-2711461420\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<div id=\"greek-23822452515\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_582537-ad_59199-placement_564007\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, <strong>13 patients<\/strong> remain hospitalized.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-geographic-distribution-of-cases\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geographic Distribution of Cases<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most infections have been recorded in Attica:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Municipality<\/th>\n<th>Cases<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Spata-Artemida<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Markopoulo Mesogaias<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pallini<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agia Paraskevi<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kropia<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lavreotiki<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nea Ionia<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Halandri<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Athens (6th Municipal District)<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glyfada<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside Attica, one case was reported in the regional unit of <strong>Larissa<\/strong> and one in the municipality of <strong>Palamas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2after-post greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-21139136052\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<div id=\"greek-23822452515\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_582537-ad_59199-placement_455852\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post West Nile Virus Greece 2026: 21 Cases Confirmed, Majority with Neurological Symptoms appeared first on Greek City Times.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/07\/23\/west-nile-virus-greece-2026-21-cases-confirmed-majority-with-neurological-symptoms\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of Wednesday 22 July 2026, Greek health authorities have confirmed a total of 21 locally acquired cases of West Nile virus infection since the start of the 2026 surveillance period. 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