Since the beginning of the 2017 transmission season and as of 19 October 2017, the EU Member States reported 193 cases: Romania (62 cases), Italy (54), Greece (48), Hungary (19), Croatia (5), Austria (4) and Bulgaria (1). Sixty-eight cases were reported in neighbouring countries: Serbia (46), Turkey (5) and Israel (17). Twenty deaths due to West Nile fever have been reported since the start of the transmission season: Romania (10 deaths), Greece (5), Hungary (1), Italy (1), Croatia (1), Serbia (1), Turkey (1).
Between 12 and 19 October 2017, Turkey reported five cases and Romania reported two cases. Greece and Italy both reported one case. One of the cases reported in Turkey is in a newly affected area. All other cases were notified in areas already considered to be affected.
Turkey also reported one death due to West Nile fever.
The aim of this evaluation was to review the implementation, determine the lessons learnt and formulate recommendations to strengthen ECDC’s capacity to mobilise experts for field deployment to support future outbreak response initiatives, both in and outside the EU.
Since the beginning of the 2017 transmission season and as of 12 October 2017, the EU Member States reported 189 cases: Romania (60 cases), Italy (53), Greece (47), Hungary (19), Croatia (5), Austria (4) and Bulgaria (1). Sixty-three cases were reported in the neighbouring countries: Serbia (46) and Israel (17). Nineteen deaths due to West Nile fever have been reported since the start of the transmission season: Romania (10 deaths), Greece (5), Hungary (1), Italy (1), Croatia (1) and Serbia (1).
Between 5 and 12 October 2017, Romania reported six cases, Croatia reported five cases, Bulgaria and Serbia both reported one case. One of the case reported in Croatia is in a newly affected area. All other cases were notified in areas already considered as affected.
Since the beginning of the 2017 transmission season and as of 5 October 2017, the EU Member States and the neighbouring countries reported 240 cases: Romania (54 cases), Italy (53), Serbia (45), Greece (48), Hungary (19), Israel (17) and Austria (4).
Sixteen deaths due to West Nile fever have been reported since the start of the transmission season: Romania (8 deaths), Greece (5), Hungary (1), Italy (1) and Serbia (1).
Between 28 September and 5 October 2017, Romania reported nine cases, Italy reported four cases, Hungary reported two cases and Greece reported one case. Serbia and Israel reported nine and eight cases respectively. All cases were notified in areas already considered as affected.
Romania reported one death due to West Nile fever.
Between 31 August and 7 September 2017, Greece reported three cases in newly affected areas. Four cases were reported by Hungary in previously affected areas. Romania reported six cases, in which one area was previously not affected. Israel and Serbia reported cases in previously affected areas; Israel reported five cases and Serbia reported seven cases. Serbia reported one death due to West Nile fever.
In addition, Italy reported 11 West Nile fever Equidae cases and Hungary reported one Equidae case through the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) of the European Commission.