Greece reports sharp rise in infectious diseases in 2024

Greece recorded a important summation successful infectious diseases successful 2024, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported, with 6,134 cases compared with 4,177 successful 2023, a emergence of 46.9%. The fig of cases successful '22 was 3,563, while 2021 saw the fewest successful 7 years astatine 918, apt owed to pandemic-related restrictions.

Influenza showed the largest increase, rising 93.4% to 2,305 cases from 1,192 successful 2023. Measles cases reached 38. Salmonellosis roseate 12.4%, while tuberculosis fell 19.2%. ELSTAT noted that tuberculosis is monitored by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which aims to destruct the illness and related deaths by 2050.

Salmonellosis peaked successful summer, from June to October, while tuberculosis cases were highest successful March, April and December. Campylobacter infections totaled 908, a 37.8% summation from 2023, chiefly betwixt May and October. Whooping cough cases roseate sharply to 440 from 12 successful 2023. West Nile virus infections reached 220, concentrated successful the summertime months, a 35.8% summation implicit the erstwhile year.

Influenza cases remained highest successful winter, declining successful spring and staying debased from June to November, making it the astir communal corruption successful 2024.