Overview
Since the beginning of 2026 and as at 14 October 2026, two countries in Europe have reported locally acquired cases of dengue: Italy (70 cases) and France (6 cases).
Since last week’s update, Italy has reported two new locally acquired dengue cases. The cumulative number of locally acquired cases in Italy is 70, distributed across seven clusters. Among these, one newly identified cluster was reported: ‘Roma_2’ (a second cluster in the Rome NUTS 3 region). All clusters are currently active.
No new locally acquired cases were reported by France since last week’s update. The cumulative number of locally acquired cases in France is still six cases, distributed across four clusters. No clusters are currently active.
The report is available online.
ECDC assessment
The current dengue risk assessment for mainland EU/EEA is available on ECDC’s dedicated dengue webpage.