West Nile virus - human cases, 16 August 2023

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 125 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (56), Greece (48), France (7), Romania (6), Hungary (5), Germany (2) and Spain (1). EU/EEA countries have reported 9 deaths in Greece (5), Italy (3) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 24 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (23) and North Macedonia (1). No deaths related to WNV infections have been reported by EU-neighbouring countries.