West Nile fever in Europe in 2017; updated 21 July

This week the first confirmed human case of West Nile fever in the EU was reported and detected in southern Greece.
In the neighbouring countries, three new cases have been detected in Israel of which one is confirmed.

Since the beginning of the 2017 transmission season and as of 20 July 2017, one human case of West Nile fever has been reported in the EU. In the neighbouring countries, one confirmed case and three probable cases have been reported by Israel.