Τhe Infectious Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki announced that a 79 year old man died yesterday and may have been infected by The West Nile Virus. The man was suffering from a slew of other health problems and had been treated for symptoms that may have been caused by the West Nile virus. This virus is a form of encephalitis that can be contracted from mosquito bites.
His death comes after reports that two women both aged over 75, had died of a similar disease on Friday. Hospital authorities denied this was the case, refuting rumors of an outbreak of The West Nile virus in northern Greece.
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it would be monitoring all cases of related diseases reported by hospitals in the region. The Ministry advised residents to take precautionary measures against mosquito bites.
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