West Nile virus - human cases, 20 September 2023

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 20 September 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 492 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (237), Greece (131, of which 1 with unknown place of infection), Romania (53), France (26), Hungary (25), Spain (9), Croatia (6), Germany (4) and Cyprus (1).

EU/EEA countries have reported 40 deaths in Greece (18), Italy (13), Romania (8) and Spain (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 74 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (73) and North Macedonia (1).

No deaths related to WNV infections were reported by EU-neighbouring countries.