West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases, updated 9 September 2021

Between 3 and 9 September 2021, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported 15 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and no deaths related to WNV infections. Cases were reported by Greece (8), Italy (3), Germany (2) and Spain (2). 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 9 September 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 87 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (43), Italy (27), Spain (5), Romania (4), Austria (3), Hungary (3), and Germany (2) and 5 deaths in Greece (3), Spain (1) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 12 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (12) and 2 deaths in Serbia (2).