#Romania - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification

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{Brăila Region} A Wild Lesser white-fronted goose and a Wild Mallard.

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Source: 

Link: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/7931

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly updates (ECDC, Oct. 23 '26): 1,965 cases of which 770 in #Italy

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Current situation

    Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 21 October, 229 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 20 countries across Europe.

    These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (70), 

        § France (30), 

        § Greece (25), 

        § Romania (24), 

        § the Netherlands (16), 

        § Serbia (11), 

        § Bulgaria (7), 

        § Belgium (6), 

        § Croatia (6), 

        § Germany (6), 

        § Spain (6), 

        § North Macedonia (5), 

        § Hungary (4), 

        § Kosovo (4), 

        § Austria (3), 

        § Albania (2), 

        § Cyprus (1), 

        § Moldova (1), 

        § Slovakia (1) and 

        § Slovenia (1).

    This week, seven areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. (...)

    The 20 countries have reported 1 965 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (770 cases), 

        § Greece (457 cases of which 6 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § France (173 cases), 

        § Spain (145 cases), 

        § Romania (125 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (71 cases), 

        § the Netherlands (63 cases of which 1 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Serbia (59 cases), 

        § Cyprus (21 cases), 

        § Croatia (18 cases), 

        § Belgium (15 cases), 

        § Austria (8 cases), 

        § Bulgaria (8 cases), 

        § Kosovo (8 cases), 

        § Albania (7 cases), 

        § Germany (7 cases), 

        § Hungary (5 cases), 

        § Slovenia (3 cases), 

        § Moldova (1 case) and 

        § Slovakia (1 case).

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly updates (ECDC, Oct. 16 '26): 1,926 cases of which 764 in #Italy

 

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Current situation

    Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 14 October, 222 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 19 countries across Europe.

    These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (70), 

        § France (28), 

        § Greece (25), 

        § Romania (24), 

        § the Netherlands (15), 

        § Serbia (10), 

        § Belgium (6), 

        § Bulgaria (6), 

        § Croatia (6), 

        § Germany (6), 

        § Spain (6), 

        § North Macedonia (5), 

        § Hungary (4), 

        § Kosovo (4), 

        § Austria (3), 

        § Albania (2), 

        § Cyprus (1) and 

        § Slovenia (1).

    This week, 14 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. (...)

    The 19 countries have reported 1 926 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (764 cases), 

        § Greece (455 cases of which 6 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § France (159 cases), 

        § Spain (141 cases), 

        § Romania (121 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (70 cases), 

        § the Netherlands (59 cases of which 1 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Serbia (57 cases), 

        § Cyprus (21 cases), 

        § Croatia (18 cases), 

        § Belgium (15 cases), 

        § Austria (8 cases), 

        § Kosovo (8 cases), 

        § Albania (7 cases), 

        § Bulgaria (7 cases), 

        § Germany (7 cases), 

        § Hungary (5 cases), 

        § Slovenia (3 cases) and 

        § Moldova (1 case of which 1 had an unknown place of infection).

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WVN - Weekly Report (ECDC, Oct. 9 '26): 1,855 cases so far of which 748 in #Italy

 

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Week 41, 2026 | Published on 9 October 2026, based on data submitted up until and including 7 October 2026.

Current situation

    ° Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 7 October, 208 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 18 countries across Europe.

    These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (67), 

        § France (26), 

        § Greece (25), 

        § Romania (24), 

        § the Netherlands (15), 

        § Serbia (10), 

        § Belgium (6), 

        § Spain (6), 

        § Croatia (5), 

        § North Macedonia (5), 

        § Hungary (4), 

        § Kosovo (4), 

        § Austria (3), 

        § Germany (3), 

        § Albania (2), 

        § Bulgaria (2) and 

        § Cyprus (1).

    This week, six areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. (...)

    The 18 countries have reported 1 855 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (748 cases of which 1 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Greece (445 cases of which 6 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § France (144 cases), 

        § Spain (139 cases), 

        § Romania (117 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (70 cases), 

        § the Netherlands (59 cases of which 1 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Serbia (57 cases), 

        § Croatia (16 cases), 

        § Belgium (15 cases), 

        § Cyprus (13 cases), 

        § Austria (8 cases), 

        § Kosovo (8 cases), 

        § Hungary (5 cases), 

        § Albania (4 cases), 

        § Germany (4 cases), 

        § Bulgaria (2 cases) and 

        § Moldova (1 case of which 1 had an unknown place of infection).

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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History of Mass Transportation: The Class 477 498 Electric Locomotive of Romanian Railways

 

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By TrainSimFan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59999296

Source: 

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFR_Class_47#/media/File:CFR_477_498_at_Sinaia.jpg

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Report (ECDC, Oct. 2 '26): 1,765 cases so far, of which 721 in #Italy

 

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Week 40, 2026 |  Published on 2 October 2026, based on data submitted up until and including 30 September 2026.

Current situation

    ° Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 30 September, 202 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 16 countries across Europe.

    ° These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (67), 

        § France (25), 

        § Greece (24), 

        § Romania (24), 

        § the Netherlands (15), 

        § Serbia (10), 

        § Spain (6), 

        § Belgium (5), 

        § Croatia (5), 

        § North Macedonia (5), 

        § Hungary (4), 

        § Kosovo (4), 

        § Austria (3), 

        § Germany (3), 

        § Albania (1) and 

        § Cyprus (1).

    

    ° This week, 16 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. (...)

    ° The 16 countries have reported 1 765 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (721 cases), 

        § Greece (420 cases, of which 6 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Spain (131 cases), 

        § France (128 cases), 

        § Romania (117 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (70 cases), 

        § the Netherlands (57 cases, of which 2 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Serbia (53 cases), 

        § Croatia (15 cases), 

        § Belgium (14 cases), 

        § Cyprus (13 cases), 

        § Austria (8 cases), 

        § Kosovo (7 cases), 

        § Hungary (5 cases), 

        § Germany (4 cases) and 

        § Albania (2 cases)

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Report (ECDC, Sept. 25 '26): 1,569 cases so far of which 696 in #Italy

 

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Week 39, 2026 | Published on 25 September 2026, based on data submitted up until and including 23 September 2026.

Current situation

    Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 23 September, 186 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 16 countries across Europe.

    These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (65), 

        § Greece (22), 

        § Romania (22), 

        § France (21), 

        § the Netherlands (13), 

        § Serbia (8), 

        § Spain (6), 

        § Croatia (5), 

        § North Macedonia (5), 

        § Belgium (4), 

        § Hungary (4), 

        § Austria (3), 

        § Germany (3), 

        § Kosovo (3), 

        § Albania (1) and 

        § Cyprus (1).

    This week, six areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. The affected areas identified as at 23 September 2026 are listed in Table 1 and shown in Map 1 below.

    The 16 countries have reported 1 569 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (696 cases), 

        § Greece (355 cases, of which 8 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Spain (125 cases), 

        § France (102 cases), 

        § Romania (91 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (69 cases), 

        § Serbia (46 cases), 

        § the Netherlands (28 cases), 

        § Croatia (13 cases), 

        § Cyprus (13 cases), 

        § Belgium (9 cases), 

        § Austria (7 cases), 

        § Hungary (5 cases), 

        § Germany (4 cases), 

        § Kosovo (4 cases) and 

        § Albania (2 cases)

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Report (ECDC, September 18 '26): 1,482 cases so far, of which 652 in #Italy

 

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Week 38, 2026 | Published on 18 September 2026, based on data submitted up until and including 17 September 2026.

Current situation

    ° Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 17 September, 180 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 16 countries across Europe.

    ° These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (65), 

        § Greece (22), 

        § Romania (22), 

        § France (19), 

        § the Netherlands (13), 

        § Serbia (8), 

        § Croatia (5), 

        § Spain (5), 

        § Belgium (4), 

        § North Macedonia (4), 

        § Germany (3), 

        § Hungary (3), 

        § Austria (2), 

        § Kosovo (2), 

        § Albania (1) and 

        § Cyprus (1).

    ° This week, 19 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. 

    ° The 16 countries have reported 1 482 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (652 cases), 

        § Greece (355 cases, of which 8 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Spain (114 cases), 

        § Romania (91 cases), 

        § France (81 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (66 cases), 

        § Serbia (43 cases), 

        § the Netherlands (29 cases), 

        § Croatia (13 cases), 

        § Cyprus (11 cases), 

        § Belgium (9 cases), 

        § Austria (6 cases, of which 1 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Germany (4 cases), 

        § Hungary (4 cases), 

        § Albania (2 cases) and 

        § Kosovo (2 cases)

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Report (ECDC, September 11 '26): 1,285 cases so far, of which 590 in #Italy

 

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Week 37, 2026 | Published on 11 September 2026, based on data submitted up until and including 10 September 2026.

Current situation

    ° Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 10 September, 161 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 15 countries across Europe.

    ° These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (64), 

        § Greece (21), 

        § Romania (20), 

        § France (14), 

        § the Netherlands (10), 

        § Serbia (7), 

        § Croatia (5), 

        § Spain (5), 

        § North Macedonia (4), 

        § Hungary (3), 

        § Austria (2), 

        § Germany (2), 

        § Albania (1), 

        § Cyprus (1) and 

        § Kosovo (1).

    ° This week, 16 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. 

    ° The 15 countries have reported 1 285 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (590 cases), 

        § Greece (319 cases, of which 9 had an unknown place of infection), 

        § Spain (104 cases), 

        § Romania (77 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (57 cases), 

        § France (49 cases), 

        § Serbia (37 cases), 

        § the Netherlands (19 cases), 

        § Croatia (10 cases), 

        § Cyprus (10 cases), 

        § Austria (5 cases), 

        § Hungary (4 cases), 

        § Germany (2 cases), 

        § Albania (1 case) and 

        § Kosovo (1 case)

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV #infection (ECDC, August 28 '26): 877 cases so far, of which 428 in #Italy

 

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Week 35, 2026 | Produced on 27 August 2026 at 12:45, based on data submitted up until and including 26 August 2026.

Current situation

    ° Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 26 August, 124 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 15 countries across Europe.

    ° These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (55), 

        § Greece (17), 

        § Romania (15), 

        § France (13), 

        § Serbia (six), 

        § Spain (four), 

        § North Macedonia (three), 

        § Croatia (two), 

        § Germany (two), 

        § Albania (one), 

        § Austria (one), 

        § Cyprus (one), 

        § Hungary (one), 

        § Kosovo* (one) and 

        § the Netherlands (one).

    ° This week, 25 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. (...).

    ° The 15 countries have reported 877 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy (428 cases), 

        § Greece (222 cases, of which eight with unknown place of infection), 

        § Spain (79 cases), 

        § North Macedonia (49 cases), 

        § Romania (45 cases), 

        § France (28 cases), 

        § Serbia (11 cases), 

        § Croatia (three cases), 

        § the Netherlands (three cases), 

        § Austria (two cases), 

        § Cyprus (two cases), 

        § Germany (two cases), 

        § Albania (one case), 

        § Hungary (one case) and 

        § Kosovo* (one case)

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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#Surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly #Report (ECDC, August 21 '26): 625 cases so far, of which 311 in #Italy

 

{Week 34 / 2026 - Summary}

Current situation

    Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 21 August, 99 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in 12 countries across Europe.

    These areas are located in: 

        ° Italy (46), 

        ° Greece (17), 

        ° Romania (14), 

        ° France (eight), 

        ° North Macedonia (three), 

        ° Serbia (three), 

        ° Spain (three), 

        ° Albania (one), 

        ° Austria (one), 

        ° Germany (one), 

        ° Kosovo* (one) and 

        ° the Netherlands (one).

    This week, 21 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. (...)

    The 12 countries have reported 625 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        ° Italy (311 cases), 

        ° Greece (157, of which seven with unknown place of infection), 

        ° Spain (63 cases), 

        ° North Macedonia (37 cases), 

        ° Romania (28 cases), 

        ° France (17 cases), 

        ° Serbia (six cases), 

        ° the Netherlands (two cases), 

        ° Albania (one case), 

        ° Austria (one case), 

        ° Germany (one case) and 

        ° Kosovo* (one case)

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Update (ECDC, August 14 '26): 429 cases so far, of which 224 in #Italy

 

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Week 33, 2026 | Produced on 14 August 2026 at 06:00, based on data submitted up until and including 13 August 2026.

Current situation

    Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 13 August, 77 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in nine countries across Europe.

    These areas are located in 

        § Italy (40), 

        § Greece (13), 

        § Romania (12), 

        § France (four), 

        § North Macedonia (three), 

        § Spain (two), 

        § Germany (one), 

        § Kosovo* (one) and 

        § Serbia (one).

    This week, 19 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. (...)

    The nine countries have reported 429 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy has reported 224, 

        § Greece 105, 

        § Spain 42, 

        § North Macedonia 30, 

        § Romania 18, 

        § France six, 

        § Serbia two, 

        § Germany one and 

        § Kosovo* one case.

(...)

Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for West Nile virus in #Europe (#WNV) (ECDC, August 7 '26): 241 cases so far of which 139 in #Italy

 

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Week 32, 2026 | Produced on 7 August 2026 at 10:00, based on data submitted up until and including 5 August 2026.

Current situation

    Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 5 August, 59 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in seven countries across Europe.

    These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (36), 

        § Greece (nine), 

        § Romania (six), 

        § North Macedonia (three), 

        § France (two), 

        § Spain (two) and 

        § Germany (one).

    The seven countries have reported 241 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy has reported 139, 

        § Greece 61, 

        § Spain 17, 

        § North Macedonia 13, 

        § Romania six, 

        § France four and 

        § Germany one case.

    This week, 10 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. The affected areas identified as at 5 August 2026 are listed in Table 1 and shown in Map 1 below.

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{WNV Affected Areas - Click on Image to Enlarge}

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Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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History of Mass Transportation: Electroputere V54 Tram in Bucharest

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By Șerban Lăcrițeanu - https://bucurestiulmeudrag.ro/profil/slacriteanu/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=125584381

Source: 

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroputere#/media/File:Electroputere_V54_on_Pantelimon_Avenue.jpg

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for West Nile virus (#WNV) (ECDC, July 31 '26): 158 cases so far of which 94 from #Italy

 

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Week 31, 2026 | Produced on 30 July 2026 at 12:00, based on data submitted up until and including 29 July 2026.

Current situation

    ° Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 29 July, 49 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in seven countries across Europe.

    ° These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (30), 

        § Greece (eight), 

        § Romania (four), 

        § France (two), 

        § North Macedonia (two), 

        § Spain (two) and 

        § Germany (one).

    ° The seven countries have reported 158 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy has reported 94, 

        § Greece 42, 

        § North Macedonia seven, 

        § Spain seven, 

        § Romania five, 

        § France two and 

        § Germany one case.

    ° This week, 14 areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. The affected areas identified as at 29 July 2026 are listed in Table 1 and shown in Map 1 below.

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{In Yellow, areas already affected since the beginning of the season.}

{In Red, areas newly affected this week.}

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Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV (West Nile Virus) (ECDC, July 24 '26): 81 confirmed cases so far of which 46 in #Italy

 

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Week 30, 2026 | Produced on 23 July 2026 at 09:45, based on data submitted up until and including 22 July 2026.

Current situation

    ° Since the beginning of the 2026 transmission season, and as at 22 July, 35 areas affected by West Nile virus (WNV) have been identified in six countries across Europe.

    ° These areas are located in: 

        § Italy (20), 

        § Greece (six), 

        § Romania (four), 

        § North Macedonia (two), 

        § Spain (two) and 

        § France (one).

    ° The six countries have reported 81 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection: 

        § Italy has reported 46, 

        § Greece 21, 

        § North Macedonia five, 

        § Romania five, 

        § Spain three and 

        § France one case.

    ° This week, nine areas are reported as affected for the first time this season. The affected areas identified as at 22 July 2026 are listed in Table 1 and shown in Map 1 below.

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Table 1. Areas affected by West Nile virus during the 2026 transmission season at 22 July, by country and NUTS3 or GAUL1 area

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Source: 

Link: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile-fever/surveillance-and-disease-data/disease-data-ecdc

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