West Nile virus in Europe in 2019 - human and equine cases, updated 20 September

Between 13 and 19 September 2019, EU Member States reported 49 human cases in Greece (23), Romania (18), Italy (4), Hungary (3) and Austria (1). EU neighbouring countries reported two cases in Serbia. All human cases were reported from areas that have been affected previously. This week, seven deaths were reported by Greece (6) and Romania (1). In the same week, 9 outbreaks among equids were reported to the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) by Germany (4), France (2), Italy (2) and Hungary (1).