West Nile virus in Europe in 2022 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 24 August 2022

Since the beginning of the 2022 transmission season and as of 24 August 2022, EU/EEA countries have reported 394 human cases of WNV infection as follow: Italy (299), Greece (83), Romania (8), Austria (2), Germany (1), and Slovakia (1). There have been 21 deaths in EU/EEA countries reported in the following countries: Italy (15), Greece (5), and Romania (1). From EU-neighbouring countries Serbia reported 81 cases, of which six have died.