Greece: West Nile virus infections rise to 443

According to the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY), 20 additional autochthonous West Nile virus (WNV) cases were diagnosed/reported, bringing the total for 2026 through October 8 to 443. Of this total, two hundred and eighty-two (282) cases presented with Central Nervous System (CNS) manifestations (encephalitis and/or meningitis and/or acute flaccid paralysis), and one hundred and sixty-one (161) cases had mild manifestations or no CNS manifestations.

So far this year, forty-seven (47) deaths have been recorded among patients with the infection, all aged over 52 years (median age of deceased: 82 years; range: 53–92 years).