West Nile fever in Europe in 2017 and previous transmission seasons

Since the beginning of the 2017 transmission season and as of 12 October 2017, the EU Member States reported 189 cases: Romania (60 cases), Italy (53), Greece (47), Hungary (19), Croatia (5), Austria (4) and Bulgaria (1). Sixty-three cases were reported in the neighbouring countries: Serbia (46) and Israel (17). Nineteen deaths due to West Nile fever have been reported since the start of the transmission season: Romania (10 deaths), Greece (5), Hungary (1), Italy (1), Croatia (1) and Serbia (1).