West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 11 November 2021

Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season and as of 11 November 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 139 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (57), Italy (55), Hungary (7), Romania (7), Spain (6), Germany (4) and Austria (3) and 9 deaths in Greece (7), Spain (1) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 18 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (18) and 3 deaths in Serbia (3).