​Twelve new cases of West Nile fever were detected in the EU in the week to 15 August 2013. Austria reported its first confirmed case though the place of infection is still under investigation.

​Twelve new cases of West Nile fever in the European Union this week, 3 in Italy and 9 in Greece.

​During the past week, 26 new cases of West Nile fever were detected in the EU, which is the highest number of new cases for a week for the 2013 season so far.

​The West Nile fever season, as expected, is currently showing a peak with the number of cases reported and newly affected areas increasing.

​The Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) has reported three autochthonous cases of Plasmodium vivax malaria up to 16 November 2013.

New report provides recommendations for surveillance, prevention and control of dengue in Madeira, following the ECDC mission to Madeira in March 2013.

French authorities reported a cluster of four autochthonous cases of chikungunya infection in Languedoc-Roussillon region, south of France. This is the first report of autochthonous chikungunya virus transmission in France this year.

​On 11 September, authorities in Valencia,Spain acknowledged that the case of Chikungunya reported 3 August 2015 is a false positive. Laboratory investigation conducted by the National Reference laboratory in Madrid did not confirm the initial results.

​The first West Nile fever cases in the EU have been reported, during the past week, in two countries - Italy and Romania.

Since 1 February 2016, Zika virus infection and the related clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).