West Nile virus in Europe in 2022 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 17 August 2022

Since the beginning of the 2022 transmission season and as of 17 August 2022, EU/EEA countries have reported 292 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (228), Greece (59), Austria (2), Romania (2) and Slovakia (1). There were 15 deaths in EU/EEA countries in Italy (13) and Greece (2). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 53 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia and three deaths in Serbia.