West Nile virus - infections among humans and outbreaks among equids and/or birds, 16 August 2023

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 125 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (56), Greece (48), France (7), Romania (6), Hungary (5), Germany (2) and Spain (1). EU/EEA countries have reported 9 deaths in Greece (5), Italy (3) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 24 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (23) and North Macedonia (1). No deaths related to WNV infections have been reported by EU-neighbouring countries.

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, 8 outbreaks among equids and 47 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries. Outbreaks among equids have been reported by Spain (5), France (2) and Hungary (1). Outbreaks among birds have been reported by Italy (37), Germany (7), Bulgaria (1), Spain (1) and France (1).