Situation update

Between 17 and 23 August 2018, EU Member States reported 136 human cases of West Nile fever: Italy (59), Greece (31), Romania (25), Hungary (19) and France (2). EU neighboring countries reported 82 cases: Israel (49) and Serbia (33).

Human cases were reported for the first time in two areas in Romania and one area in Greece. All other human cases were reported from areas that have been affected during previous transmission seasons.

This week, 19 deaths were reported by Greece (7), Romania (5), Serbia (4) and Italy (3).

In the same week, ten outbreaks among equids were reported by Hungary (6), Greece (2) and Italy (2).

In 2018, as of 23 August 2018, EU Member States reported 410 human cases: Italy (183), Greece (106), Hungary (58), Romania (56), France (5) and Croatia (2). EU neighboring countries reported 210 human cases: Serbia (159), Israel (49) and Kosovo* (2). To date, a total of 39 deaths due to West Nile fever have been reported by Serbia (15), Greece (11), Italy (6), Romania (6) and Kosovo*(1).

During the current transmission season, 64 outbreaks among equids have been reported by Italy (41), Hungary (18) and Greece (5).

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the International Court of Justice Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

Source: ECDC, 2018