West Nile virus in Europe in 2019 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 15 August

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Between 9 and 15 August 2019, EU Member States reported 22 human cases in Greece (14), Romania (4), Cyprus (3) and Bulgaria (1). One human case was reported for the first time in Montana, Bulgaria. All other human cases were reported from areas that have been affected during previous transmission seasons. This week, two deaths were reported; one by Greece and one by Romania.



Since the beginning of the 2019 transmission season and as of 15 August 2019, EU Member States and EU neighbouring countries reported 69 human West Nile virus infections in total. EU Member States reported 68 cases in Greece (48), Romania (8), Cyprus (5), Italy (3), Hungary (2), Bulgaria (1) and France (1). One case was reported by Serbia in the EU neighbouring countries.



To date, six deaths due to West Nile virus infection have been reported by Greece (4) and Romania (2).