West Nile virus - human cases compared to previous seasons, 4 October 2023
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 4 October 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 599 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (295), Greece (153, of which 2 with unknown place of infection), Romania (68), France (33), Hungary (28), Spain (11), Croatia (6), Germany (4) and Cyprus (1).
EU/EEA countries have reported 47 deaths in Greece (19), Italy (18), Romania (9) and Spain (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 85 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (84) and North Macedonia (1). No deaths related to WNV infections were reported by EU-neighbouring countries.
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Weekly updates: 2024 West Nile virus transmission season
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