#Italy, #WNV & #Usutu Virus Seasonal #Surveillance #Report No. 7, September 10 '26 (ISS, summary): 594 human cases & 41 deaths

 

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    ° Since the beginning of 2026 season in Italy, 594 confirmed human cases of infection with West Nile Virus have been recorded (they were 521 in the last week report). Of these: 

        § 306 were WNND (West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease) (5 imported: 1 from Maldives, 1 France, 1 Belgium, 1 Greece and 1 the Netherlands), 

        § 81 were asymptomatic cases among blood donors, 

        § 202 were West Nile Fever (1 imported case from Burkina Faso), 

        § 4 were cases of unspecified nature, 

        § 1 was an asymptomatic case.

    ° The number of affected provinces has risen to 79 in 19 Regions.

    ° Among confirmed cases, 41 fatalities have been recorded. The case-fatality rate (CFR) among WNND cases is now at 13.3% (last year it was at 15.0%).

    ° So far this season 12 confirmed human cases of infection with Usutu virus have been reported (of which 7 in Lombardy, 1 Emilia-Romagna, 1 Marche, 1 Latium, 1 Piedmont, 1 Veneto).

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Link: https://www.epicentro.iss.it/westnile/bollettino/Bollettino_WND_2026_7.pdf

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