West Nile virus outbreaks among humans and animals in the European Union, 2019 transmission season

During the 2019 transmission season, European Union (EU) Member States and EU neighbouring countries reported 463 human infections in 2019. 93 outbreaks among equids were reported by EU Member States through the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS): 31 in Germany, 21 in Greece, 13 in France, 8 in Italy, 7 in Hungary, 6 in Spain, 4 in Austria and 3 in Portugal. In addition, 54 outbreaks among birds have been reported to ADNS by Germany (53) and Greece (1).