West Nile virus in Europe in 2022 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 7 September 2022

Since the beginning of the 2022 transmission season and as of 7 September 2022, EU/EEA countries have reported 570 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (383), Greece (155), Romania (21), Hungary (7), Austria (2), Germany (1), and Slovakia (1). There are 36 deaths in EU/EEA countries in Italy (21), Greece (14) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 130 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia and seven deaths in Serbia.