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Malaria Outbreak In Greece: Worry Of Re-Establishment
By Catherine Roberts Outbreaks & Public Health News

Malaria Outbreak In Greece: Worry Of Re-Establishment

Greece is in the midst of a battle against malaria. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control states that 27 cases of malaria were reported last year, and there have been 16 cases this year as of October 26th. Previously, Greece had been free from malaria for almost 40 years. Malaria was eliminated in […]

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66 Year Old Man Dies of West Nile
By Catherine Roberts Outbreaks & Public Health News

66 Year Old Man Dies of West Nile

An Alberta man, 66-year-old Ron Sept died on October 4 due to a mere mosquito bite. Prior to the bite, Sept had survived two heart transplants and lived another 14 years. “It’s so hard to accept that after 14 years staying alive after the heart transplants it was one little mosquito, that’s all, that brought him […]

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