West Nile fever maps, 4 October 2012: 10 new cases in the EU and 28 in neighbouring countries
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Ten new human cases of West Nile fever have been reported for in the EU and 28 in its neighbourhood over the past week.
In EU, two new cases were reported in Greece, both in areas with previous case reports (Lefkada 1, Thessaloniki 1), and eight in Italy: one from the newly affected province of Padova and seven from provinces with previous case reports. The cases from Italy have been reported according to the Veneto Region Special Surveillance Programme. (See the KEELPNO Weekly bulletin for more information about cases in Greece).
New cases have been found in neighbouring countries: 13 in Russia, 13 new cases of West Nile fever have been found and 15 - in Serbia.
Every Friday, ECDC publishes on its website West Nile fever maps based on cases reported up to Thursday of each week.
