In 2023, after several months of very low rates of infection, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission has started to increase in some EU/EEA countries.
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This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 6 - 12 August 2023 and includes updates on measles, COVID-19, swine flu, mpox, diphtheria, West Nile virus, avian influenza, dengue, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and invasive meningococcal disease.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 9 August 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 89 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (56), Greece (22), Romania (5), France (3) and Hungary (3). EU/EEA countries have reported 5 deaths in Greece (3) and Italy (2). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 9 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (9) and no deaths.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 9 August 2023, 4 outbreaks among equids and 32 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries. Outbreaks among equids have been reported by Spain (4). Outbreaks among birds have been reported by Italy (26), Germany (5) and Bulgaria (1).
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 9 August 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 89 human cases of WNV infection. Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 9 August 2023, 4 outbreaks among equids and 32 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries.