Published Date: 2012-10-25 23:18:51
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus - Europe & North Africa
Archive Number: 20121025.1364837

WEST NILE VIRUS - EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA
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Date: Thu 18 Oct 2012
Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control West Nile Fever Maps [edited]
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/west_nile_fever/West-Nile-fever-maps/Pages/index.aspx


As of 18 Oct 2012, 224 human cases of West Nile fever have been reported in the EU and 538 cases in neighbouring countries. Since the last update, Greece has detected one new case from Thessaloniki, a prefecture with previous case reports.

In neighbouring countries, the 1st confirmed case of West Nile fever has been reported from the province of Jijel, Algeria.

The Russian Federation has reported 2 new cases in Voronezhskaya, an oblast with previous case reports.

This week, Serbia has reported 6 new cases, 2 from the new districts of Sumadijski and Zapadno-Backi and 4 from districts with previous case reports (Grad Beograd 3, Sremski 1). In addition, the number of cases previously reported has been updated. All these cases are located in districts with previous case reports (Grad Beograd 43, Juzno-Banatski 9, and Sremski 5). For one case, the location is still unknown.

[The country case totals for 2012 as of 18 Oct 2012 are:]

Greece 160
Hungary 8
Italy 42
Romania 14
Croatia 5
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 5
Kosovo 4
Serbia 64
Russian Federation 396

Israel 46
Occupied Palestinian territory 2

Algeria 1
Tunisia 15

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[This has been a very active year for West Nile virus transmission and human cases around the Mediterranean Basin, Central Europe and the Russian Federation, as well as in North America.

The URL above provides a map of the countries with WNV human cases and a list of the specific areas within the countries affected. - Mod.TY

A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: http://healthmap.org/r/3O-H.]

See Also

West Nile virus - Eurasia (14): South Korea ex Guinea 20121018.1349816
West Nile virus - Eurasia (13): Austria ex Serbia 20121013.1341049
West Nile virus - Eurasia (12): Balkans 20120921.1304610
West Nile virus - Eurasia (11): Italy, corr. 20120921.1304446
West Nile virus - Eurasia (10): Croatia 20120920.1303163
West Nile virus - Eurasia (09): Belgium ex Greece 20120920.1302392
West Nile virus - Eurasia (08): Serbia 20120907.1285814
West Nile virus - Eurasia (07): Italy 20120906.1283932
West Nile virus - Eurasia (06): Serbia 20120905.1281223
West Nile virus - Eurasia (05): Croatia (VS) equine, OIE 20120823.1258325
West Nile virus - Eurasia (04): Greece 20120810.1239031
West Nile virus - Eurasia (03): Italy 20120805.1228964
West Nile virus - Eurasia (02): Greece (XN) equine, OIE 20120731.1223151
West Nile virus - Eurasia: Greece 20120714.1202042
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