West Nile fever in Europe in 2018 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 23 November

In 2018, as of 15 November 2018, EU Member States have reported 1 499 human cases in Italy (577), Greece (309), Romania (277), Hungary (214), Croatia (53), France (25), Austria (20), Bulgaria (15), the Czech Republic (5), Slovenia (3) and Cyprus (1). EU neighbouring countries reported 557 human cases in Serbia (415), Israel (128) and Kosovo* (14). To date, 176 deaths due to West Nile virus infection have been reported by Greece (47), Italy (45), Romania (42), Serbia (35), Kosovo* (3), Bulgaria (2), the Czech Republic (1) and Hungary (1).