Research and analysis

West Nile virus in Germany

Preliminary outbreak assessment for West Nile virus in north-east Germany.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 5 August 2020
• Last updated: 25 August 2020
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  1. 25 August 2020

     Added the latest outbreak assessment for West Nile virus in Southern Europe and Germany.

  2. 5 August 2020

     First published.

Documents

21 August 2020: West Nile virus in Southern Europe and Germany

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21 July 2020: West Nile virus in Germany

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Details

Preliminary outbreak assessment for West Nile virus in Germany.

The first cases this year were detected in mid-July, with 2 cases in birds occurring at almost exactly the same time of year as the first cases reported last year (3 July 2019).