West Nile virus - infections among humans and outbreaks among equids and/or birds, 1 November 2023

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 1 November 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 680 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (319), Greece (161, of which 1 with unknown place of infection), Romania (100), France (38), Hungary (29), Spain (16), Germany (6), Croatia (6) and Cyprus (5). EU/EEA countries have reported 58 deaths in Greece (22), Italy (21), Romania (12) and Spain (3). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 91 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (90) and North Macedonia (1) and 2 deaths in Serbia (2).

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season, 134 outbreaks among equids and 234 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries. Outbreaks among equids have been reported by France (38), Spain (33), Hungary (26), Italy (23), Germany (12), Austria (1) and Portugal (1). Outbreaks among birds have been reported by Italy (186), Germany (18), Spain (17), Bulgaria (6), Hungary (3), France (2), Austria (1) and Greece (1).