West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases, updated 19 August 2021
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Between 13 and 19 August 2021, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported nine human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection, in Italy (5) and Greece (4). EU-neighbouring countries reported one human case of WNV infection in Serbia.
According to media reports, three human cases of WNV infection have been reported from the province of Seville, Spain. As these cases have not yet been reported through TESSy, they will not appear in this week’s WNV outputs, such as the WNV dashboard, maps and downloadable data file.
Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season and as of 19 August 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 28 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (14), Italy (11), Austria (2) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported three human cases of WNV infection in Serbia.
During the current transmission season, the following region reported human cases of WNV infection for the first time: La Spezia in Italy.
According to media reports, three human cases of WNV infection have been reported from the province of Seville, Spain. As these cases have not yet been reported through TESSy, they will not appear in this week’s WNV outputs, such as the WNV dashboard, maps and downloadable data file.
Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season and as of 19 August 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 28 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (14), Italy (11), Austria (2) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported three human cases of WNV infection in Serbia.
During the current transmission season, the following region reported human cases of WNV infection for the first time: La Spezia in Italy.
West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases, updated 19 August 2021
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Weekly updates with the latest reports on West Nile virus cases in Europe updated every Friday, during the transmission season.