West Nile fever in Europe in 2018 - human and equine cases; updated 28 September

In 2018, as of 27 September 2018, EU Member States have reported 1 266 human cases: Italy (495), Greece (261), Romania (237), Hungary (190), Croatia (44), France (16), Austria (15), Bulgaria (5) and Slovenia (3). EU neighbouring countries reported 404 human cases: Serbia (320), Israel (81) and Kosovo* (3). To date, 124 deaths due to West Nile virus infection have been reported by Italy (36), Romania (30), Serbia (29), Greece (26), Bulgaria (1), Hungary (1) and Kosovo* (1).

During the current transmission season, 201 outbreaks among equids have been reported by Italy (107), Hungary (78), Greece (10), France (2), Romania (2), Austria (1) and Germany (1).