As of 31 May 2023, EU, EEA and EU-neighbouring countries have reported 1 339 locally acquired human cases of West Nile virus infection, including 104 deaths, in 2022.
Well-designed, representative sentinel surveillance systems in primary and secondary care remain the core surveillance method for acute viral respiratory infections.
On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this outbreak of novel coronavirus a ‘public health emergency of international concern’.