
452 cases of West Nile virus were detected in Greece from the beginning of 2026 to October 15; The number of people who died due to the virus increased to 49.
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According to the data of the National Public Health Agency of Greece, there are cases of West Nile virus in the country.
According to data from the Greek National Public Health Agency (EODY), 452 cases of West Nile virus were detected in the country from the beginning of 2026 until October 15.
Despite the decrease in temperatures, 9 new cases were detected in the week of October 9-15 and 2 people died due to the virus.
Thus, the number of people who lost their lives due to West Nile virus since the beginning of the year increased to 49.
The place where the virus was most seen was the Attica Region, which includes Athens and its surroundings.

19 students who ate at a school canteen in Siirt's Kurtalan district and 3 children who ate at a business became ill with suspicion of food poisoning and were taken to Kurtalan State Hospital. On the instructions of the public prosecutor, the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry teams will take samples from the school canteen and the business and send them to Diyarbakır.

According to the decision published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a total of 31 thousand 40 contracted health personnel will be employed in 2027 to work in places and service branches where recruitment of personnel is difficult.

According to the decision published with the signature of President Erdoğan, 31 thousand 40 contracted personnel will be employed in regions where health services are difficult in 2027. The majority of the staff will be physicians and specialist physicians.

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