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° Since the beginning of the epidemic season and as of September 2 '26, 521 human cases of confirmed infection with West Nile Virus were reported. They were 432 in the last week report.
§ Of these, 269 were WNND (West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease), of which 4 were imported: 1 from Maldives, 1 France, 1 Belgium and 1 Greece;
§ 70 cases were detected among blood donors;
§ 179 cases were of West Nile Fever (1 case imported from Burkina Faso),
§ 2 cases were of unspecified nature;
§ 1 case was asymptomatic.
° The number of affected provinces has risen to 75 in 19 Regions.
° Among confirmed cases, 26 fatalities have been recorded. The Case-Fatality Rate is now at 9.4% (during 2025, it was 14.6%).
° So far this season, 10 human cases of infection with Usutu virus have been confirmed (6 in Lombardy, 1 Emilia-Romagna, 1 Marche, 1 Latium, 1 Piedmont).
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