West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases, updated 16 September 2021

Between 10 and 16 September 2021, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported 11 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and no deaths related to WNV infections. Cases were reported by Italy (5), Romania (3), Hungary (2) and Germany (1). EU-neighbouring countries reported 1 fatal human case of WNV infection in Serbia.

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).