West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases, updated 5 August 2021

Between 30 July and 5 August 2021, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported 6 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and no deaths related to WNV infections. Cases were reported by Greece (5) and Italy (1). EU-neighbouring countries reported no human cases of WNV infection.

Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season and as of 5 August 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 7 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (5) and Italy (2) and no deaths. EU-neighbouring countries have reported no human cases of WNV infection.

During the current transmission season, within the reporting countries, human cases of WNV infection were reported from 4 different NUTS 3 or GAUL 1 regions, of which the following regions reported human cases of WNV infection for the first time: La Spezia in Italy.