West Nile virus - human cases compared to previous seasons, 13 September 2023

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 13 September 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 417 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (203), Greece (119, of which 1 with unknown place of infection), Romania (42), Hungary (23), France (21), Spain (5), Germany (3) and Cyprus (1). EU/EEA countries have reported 31 deaths in Greece (14), Italy (9), Romania (7) and Spain (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 70 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (69) and North Macedonia (1). No deaths related to WNV infections were reported by EU-neighbouring countries.