Travel Health Warning for Greece
If you are traveling to Greece, then we highly recommend a low cost travel health insurance policy which includes emergency medical evacuation. Contact Insurance Services of America or visit their website at www.isahealthinsurance.com for a instant quote.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received information that there have been 11 additional P. vivax malaria cases identified in Greece; two locally-acquired cases in Greek residents with no previous travel, two possible relapses in patients who had locally-transmitted malaria in 2011, and seven cases in immigrants. Between January 1 and September 3, 2012, Greece has reported a total of 50 cases of malaria. Forty-two of those 50 cases occurred among immigrants from malaria-endemic countries and are thus believed to have been imported. However, some of these cases may have been locally acquired. Read More »