title: The first announcement about the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic in Greece through the writings of the pioneer newspaper "Thessalia" almost a century ago.
abstract: A local pioneer newspaper, "Thessalia", was the first to announce the arrival of "Spanish Flu" in Greece. It was July 19th 1918 when an epidemic outbreak occurred in the city of Patras. Until then, "Thessalia" had dealt in depth with the flu pandemic in the Greek district of Thessaly, informing the readers of the measures taken, as well as the social and economic aspects of the flu.
authors.affiliation: Neurological clinic O Agios Georgios, Alykes, Volos, Greece.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsoucalas
authors.affiliation: Neurological clinic O Agios Georgios, Alykes, Volos, Greece.
authors.forename: Fotini
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karachaliou
authors.affiliation: Neurological clinic O Agios Georgios, Alykes, Volos, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalogirou
authors.affiliation: Neurological clinic O Agios Georgios, Alykes, Volos, Greece.
authors.forename: Giorgos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gatos
authors.affiliation: Neurological clinic O Agios Georgios, Alykes, Volos, Greece.
authors.forename: Eirini
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mavrogiannaki
authors.affiliation: Neurological clinic O Agios Georgios, Alykes, Volos, Greece.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antoniou
authors.affiliation: Neurological clinic O Agios Georgios, Alykes, Volos, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gatos
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006115:Greece; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D064149:Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 / Q000266:history*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000266:history*; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000266:history*; D058873:Pandemics / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D047828:World War I; D014956:Writing / Q000266:history*