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West Nile virus in Europe in 2019 - human and equine cases, updated 27 September 2019

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Period: 21 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

Between 20 and 26 September 2019, EU Member States reported 26 human cases in Greece (14), Hungary (6) and Romania (6). EU neighbouring countries reported seven cases in Serbia (5) and North Macedonia (2). All human cases were reported from areas that have been affected previously. This week, one death was reported by Romania (1). In the same week, five outbreaks among equids were reported to the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) by Germany (3), Austria (1) and France (1).

West Nile virus in Europe in 2019 - human and equine cases, updated 27 September 2019

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West Nile virus in Europe in 2019 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 27 September

Since the beginning of the 2019 transmission season and as of 26 September 2019, EU Member States and EU neighbouring countries reported 375 human infections. EU Member States reported 343 cases in Greece (208), Romania (57), Italy (28), Hungary (24), Cyprus (16), Austria (4), Bulgaria (4), France (1) and Slovakia (1). EU neighbouring countries reported 32 human cases in Serbia (20), Turkey (7) and North Macedonia (5).

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