West Nile fever maps, August 22 2013 Update (ECDC, edited)

Giuseppe · Aug 23, 2013

[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), full page: (LINK). Excerpt.]

West Nile fever maps, August 22 2013 Update

SITUATION UPDATE

22/08/2013

As of 22 August 2013, 42 human cases of West Nile fever have been reported in the EU and 176 cases in neighbouring countries since the beginning of the 2013 transmission season.

During the past week, 12 new cases were detected in the EU.

Greece reported nine new cases from areas with previous case reports (Attiki 4, Kavala 2, Thessaloniki 1, Xanthi 2).

Italy reported three new cases in two newly affected provinces of Emilia-Romagna region (Ferrara 1, Modena 2). In this region, three cases were reported in 2008 and nine in 2009.

In addition, the probable place of infection of the case reported from Austria on 14 August has been identified as the Sankt P?lten district.

In neighbouring countries, 57 new cases were reported.

Israel reported seven new cases in districts with previous case reports (Central 2, Haifa 4, Tel Aviv 1).

Montenegro reported its first case this year in Podgorica region, an area already reported as probable place of human infection in 2012.

The Russian Federation reported 17 new cases, two from the newly affected Belgorodskaya oblast and 15 from oblasts with previous case reports (Astrakhan 10, Volgograd 5).

Serbia reported 32 new cases, one from the newly affected Branicevski district and 31 from areas with previous case reports (Grad Beograd 20, Juzno-banatski district 7, Kolubarski district 2, Podunavski district 1, Sremski district 1).
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TABLE ON CASES

Cumulative number of West Nile fever cases, by affected area, as of 22/08/2013 (N = 218 cases)

[Country. # by Country ? Area ? First case reported ? Numeber of cases: total(1), confirmed(2) ? Population estimates (3)]

Austria ? 1 - Sankt P?lten - 14/08/2013 ? 1 ? 1 ? 147960
Greece ? 35
- Attiki prefecture - 16/07/2013 ? 20 ? 13 ? 4088447
- Imathia prefecture - 07/08/2013 ? 1 ? 0 ? 144306
- Kavala prefecture - 14/08/2013 ? 4 ? 0 ? 139769
- Thessaloniki prefecture - 19/07/2013 ? 5 ? 4 ? 1153959
- Xanthi prefecture - 07/08/2013 ? 5 ? 2 ? 107117
Hungary
- Pest county - 13/08/2013 ? 1 ? 0 ? 1213290
Italy ? 4
- Ferrara province - 19/08/2013 ? 1 ? 1 ? 357980
- Modena province - 19/08/2013 ? 2 ? 2 ? 688286
- Rovigo province - 08/08/2013 ? 1 ? 1 ? 247164
Romania ? 1
- Galati county - 13/08/2013 ? 1 ? 1 ? 611040
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[SIZE=+0] ? 1[/SIZE]
- Kocani municipality - 24/07/2013 ? 1 - N /A - N/A
Montenegro ? 1
- Podgorica region - 21/08/2013 ? 1 ? 0 - N/A
Serbia ? 71
- Grad Beograd - 26/07/2013 ? 50 ? 37 - N /A
- Sremski - 05/08/2013 ? 3 ? 3 - N/A
- Juzno-banatski - 05/08/2013 ? 8 ? 4 - N/A
- Juzno-backi - 05/08/2013 ? 1 ? 0 - N/A
- Kolubarski - 05/08/2013 ? 3 ? 3 - N/A
- Macvanski - 14/08/2013 ? 1 ? 1 - N/A
- Podunavski - 07/08/2013 ? 4 ? 3 - N/A
Russian Federation ? 70
- Adygeya republic - 14/08/2013 ? 1 - N /A - N/A
- Astrakhanskaya Oblast - 31/05/2013 ? 20 - N /A - N/A
- Belgorodskaya oblast - 20/08/2013 ? 2 ? ? ? ?
- Lipetskaya oblast - 14/08/2013 ? 2 - N/A - N/A
- Rostovskaya oblast - 14/08/2013 ? 4 - N/A - N/A
- Samarskaya oblast - 14/08/2013 ? 8 - N/A - N/A
- Saratovskaya oblast - 05/08/2013 ? 8 - N/A -[SIZE=+0] N/A[/SIZE]
- Volgogradskaya Oblast - 15/07/2013 ? 24 - N /A -[SIZE=+0] N/A[/SIZE]
- Voronezhskaya oblast - 14/08/2013 ? 1 - N /A -[SIZE=+0] N/A[/SIZE]
Israel ? 33
- Central district - 20/06/2013 ? 16 ? 8 - N/A
- Haifa district - 20/06/2013 ? 13 ? 2 - N/A
- Tel Aviv district - 20/06/2013 ? 4 ? 1 - N/A

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1 For EU countries, probable and confirmed cases, as per EU case definition

2 For EU countries, confirmed cases, as per EU case definition

3 For EU countries, population estimates for 2009 provided at NUTS3 level by EUROSTAT

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West Nile fever maps, August 22 2013 Update (ECDC, edited)

Giuseppe

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