国际英语资讯:Death toll of West Nile virus rises to 10 in Greece
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 96 <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="EODY">EODY</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="EODY">EODY</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="data">data</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="precautions">precautions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="bites">bites</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> -- <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hospitalized">hospitalized</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="encephalitis">encephalitis</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="meningitis">meningitis</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 262 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> 35 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2016. <span word="In">In</span> 2017 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> 316 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> 50 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="mosquito">mosquito</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>. <span word="Enditem">Enditem</span></p>
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