West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 16 September 2021

Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season and as of 16 September 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 98 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (43), Italy (32), Romania (7), Spain (5), Hungary (5), Austria (3) and Germany (3) and 5 deaths in Greece (3), Spain (1) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 13 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (13) and 3 deaths in Serbia (3).