Influenza

The more radical and adequate measures are taken against the spread of African swine fever, the shorter the period to combat this infection will be. This was stated by Prof. Hristo Naidenski, Director of the Institute of Microbiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The number of confirmed West Nile Virus infections has risen to five since June 21, according to the National Organization for Public Health (EODY).
The cases were reported in the northern regions of Katerini, Xanthi and Kavala, as well as in Larissa and Karditsa in central Greece.

The death toll from the flu virus in Greece has risen to 146 since last October, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO).
Citing the latest data in its weekly report Thursday, KEELPNO said that a patient who contracted the virus died last week.

The death toll from the flu virus in Greece since last October has risen to 141, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO).
Citing the latest data in its weekly report on Thursday, KEELPNO said that six patients who had contracted the virus died last week, noting that another two patients had been admitted to intensive care units at Greek hospitals.

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has registered a new outbreak of avian influenza (H5) in a duck farm in the village of Yoglav, Lovech region. The case was confirmed yesterday by the National Reference Laboratory. BFSA has ordered humane killing and disinfection and has set up protection and observation areas around the village.

The death toll from the flu virus in Greece has risen to 127 since last October, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), which issued its weekly report Thursday, noting that 360 patients with flu symptoms are currently being treated in intensive care units at Greek hospitals.

The death toll from the flu virus in Greece has risen to 122 since last October, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO).
Citing the latest data in its weekly report Thursday, KEELPNO said that three patients who had contracted the virus died between March 11 and 17, noting that seven patients were admitted to the intensive care units of Greek hospitals.

The death toll from the flu virus in Greece has risen to 118 since last October, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO).

Citing the latest data in its weekly report on Thursday, KEELPNO said 105 cases were treated in intensive care and that the prevalent strand of the virus is H1N1.

Influenza trend in Romania in the week ending March 10 March was decreasing, with geographical spread contained to the central part of the country, and localised as well as sporadic infection reported elsewhere, according to information released by the National Centre of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control with the National Institute of Public Health.

There has been a drop in the number of people admitted to hospital with flu, according to a weekly report issued Friday by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), which may signal that this flu season, a particularly bad one, is starting to wind down.