Malaria was considered eradicated in Greece in the 1950s. Malaria prophylaxis is not recommended for Greece, but travelers should take precautions against mosquito bites, especially at night. Typhus in Kazakhstan Ref. An outbreak of louse-borne typhus has been reported in North Kazakhstan. Most of the 18 victims are children from the Kyzylzhar District surrounding Petropavlovsk.
Epidemic typhus is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia prowazekii .
The vector is the body louse. Patients become infected by inhalation of louse feces or by fecal contamination of bites. Antibiotic treatment with doxycycline or, alternatively, chloramphenicol or a fluoroquinolone, is effective. At least 5 cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever have been reported in the Kosovo region of Yugoslavia in the area around the city of Pristina. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever is a viral infection transmitted by ticks.