West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - infections among humans and outbreaks among equids and/or birds, updated 7 October 2021

During the current transmission season, within the reporting countries, human cases of WNV infection were reported from 45 different NUTS 3 or GAUL 1 regions, of which the following regions reported human cases of WNV infection for the first time: Spree-Neiße in Germany and La Spezia in Italy.

Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season, 23 outbreaks among equids and 6 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries. Outbreaks among equids have been reported by Germany (11), Spain (9), Hungary (2) and France (1). Outbreaks among birds have been reported by Spain (5) and Slovenia (1).