EpiSouth Weekly Epi Bulletin – N°234

th th De partement 5 September – 11 September 2012 International

The objective of the bulletin is to report new heath events occurring outside and inside EpiSouth area that have potential implications on EpiSouth population. It does not aim to provide an exhaustive review of international alerts. Since 2006, The French public health Institute (InVS) is issuing an online epidemic intelligence bulletin (Bulletin hebdomadaire International - BHI). In order to limit duplication and to make this already verified information available to a larger audience, information relating to health events of interest for EpiSouth population are translated and integrated in the relevant e-web sections. Despite all verifications, WP6 team would not be responsible for potential errors. The recipient is

responsible for the cautious use of this information. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is liable for the use that may be made of the information contained in this report. Data maps and commentary used in this document do not imply any opinion of EpiSouth countries or its partners on the legal status of the countries and territories shown or concerning their borders. The EpiSouth-Plus Project is cofunded by the European Union DG-SANCO/EAHC and EuropeAid together with the participating national partner Institutions. The financial support of the Italian Ministry of Health and ECDC is also acknowledged. Yet, the contents of this bulletin can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

INDEX e-WEB n°234

. A(H5N1) Avian & Human influenza – None . “INSIDE” events: Dengue - . “OUTSIDE” events: none

A(H5N1) – Epizootic Location: World Event: Comments & Human

No new event has been reported this week REPORT OF NEW HEALTH EVENTS OCCURRING INSIDE THE EPISOUTH AREA (Occurring in one or several EpiSouth countries)

Location: Greece Event: Dengue Comments

On 3rd September 2012, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP) reported one probable case of dengue in the municipality of Agrinio, located in the - regional unit of (cf. map 1). This is the first probable dengue case The case was: reported in Greece since the 1920’s.

o An 84 years old person; So far, no other probable or suspect o With underlying conditions; case has been detected in the vicinity of o With no travel history to other countries. the probable case. o The person died on 30th August 2012 from a sceptic

choc. During the years 1927 and 1928, Greece th was confronted to a large outbreak of On 5 September 2012, laboratory testing showed strongly dengue, mainly in area. It was positive IgM for dengue and Ag NS1 positive, but the PCR and the most recent and serious outbreak IgG were negative, and IgM for West Nile virus were weakly reported in . positive. Laboratory tests are ongoing to verify the results.

Entomological investigation is in process, and Greek authorities took measures to increase awareness of local health professionals and the public and provide information on personal Sporadic cases of dengue were reported protective measures against mosquito bites. in the past in other EpiSouth countries Map 1. Agrinio municipality, Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, Greece such as Croatia (cf. eWEB n° 133), France (cf. eWEB n° 131) and Egypt (cf. eWEB n°116). The presence of Aedes vector in Episouth countries constitutes a factor in favour of occurrence of sporadic cases in these countries in the future. Nevertheless, to date, the risk of development of a local transmission cycle of dengue in the Mediterranean area seems limited.

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