Giannitsa General Hospital, Giannitsa, Greece.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Nov;17(11):1681-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03642.x. Epub 2011 Aug 31.
A major outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) infections took place in 2010 in Greece. Apart from the neuroinvasive cases, many additional cases without involvement of the nervous system were observed, characterized by high fever, myalgia, rash, leukopenia, and long-lasting recovery. West Nile non-neuroinvasive disease is a distinct clinical syndrome, and is not always mild.
2010 年,希腊发生了一次西尼罗河病毒(WNV)感染的大规模爆发。除了神经侵袭病例外,还观察到许多无神经系统受累的附加病例,其特征为高热、肌痛、皮疹、白细胞减少和长时间恢复。西尼罗河非神经侵袭性疾病是一种明显的临床综合征,并不总是轻微的。