The death of a woman from tick-borne haemorrhagic fever has prompted Greece to announce that it would run health inspections on ostrich farms and cattle in the north of the country.
The Greek agriculture ministry ordered the check after the 49-year-old woman, a resident of Rhodope prefecture near the border with Turkey, died last week, the semi-official Athens News Agency (ANA) said.
About Mosquito Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The woman died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a tick-borne viral disease common in eastern Europe, Asia and eastern Africa according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
"Ticks are mainly carried by ostriches, goats, sheeps and bovines," ministry veterinary expert Spyros Kyriakis told state television NET.
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A Canadian high school student has won a national science competition for her new molecule that binds to flu viruses, which may eventually be used to diagnose or prevent flu infections.
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