West Nile virus - infections among humans and outbreaks among equids and/or birds, 26 July 2023

Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 26 July 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 5 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (3), Hungary (1) and Italy (1). EU/EEA countries have not reported any deaths. EU-neighbouring countries have not reported any human cases of WNV.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 26 July 2023, 1 outbreak among equids and 14 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries. Outbreaks among equids were reported by Spain (1). Outbreaks among birds were reported by Italy (13) and Germany (1).