West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases, updated 2 September 2021

Between 27 August and 2 September 2021, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported 22 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and 3 deaths related to WNV infections. Cases were reported by Greece (10), Italy (6), Spain (3), Austria (1), Hungary (1) and Romania (1). Deaths were reported by Greece (1), Spain (1) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries reported 3 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (3) and no deaths related to WNV infections.

Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season and as of 2 September 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 72 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (35), Italy (24), Romania (4), Austria (3), Spain (3) and Hungary (3) and 5 deaths in Greece (3), Spain (1) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 9 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (9) and 2 deaths in Serbia (2).