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West Nile fever in Austria: 2026 cases and outbreak reports

Reported west nile fever surveillance for Austria (AUT) — ▼ Declining · 2025 — latest record 2026-11-04

What the 2026 data shows

The latest report for Austria gives an outbreak total of 1 West Nile fever cases to date. That is a running total since the outbreak began, not a count for 2026. The full year 2025 closed at 1 cases. 2025 closed 95% below the 2023–2024 average, which is why the trend reads “Declining”.

ENCLAI has logged 38 surveillance records for west nile fever in Austria in 2026, with the most detailed reporting in Oct 2026 (35 records). 2 of those arrived in the last 30 days; the case counts run to 2026-10-06. 5 distinct surveillance sources reported this pair in 2026.

Reporting authorities for these counts: Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) · NaTHNaC / TravelHealthPro — outbreak surveillance · ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report

Key facts: West Nile fever

Transmission
Culex bite
Cx. pipiens and Cx. modestus in Europe; also transplant, transfusion, breast milk and one transplacental case. No person-to-person contact spread.WHO 2017 · ECDC 2023
Incubation
2–6 days
WHO: 3–14; up to 21 days in immunocompromised people.ECDC 2023 · WHO 2017
Vaccine
None for humans
Vaccines exist for horses; no specific treatment.WHO 2017 · ECDC 2023

Cited reference facts about the disease, not derived from the surveillance counts on this page. Full set on the West Nile fever page.

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Surveillance summary

2026 cases (YTD)
1 (outbreak total to date)
2025 cases (full year)
1
Baseline avg (3yr)
N/A
Trend (2025)
▼ Declining · 2025
-95% vs 2023–2024 average

Reported cases by year, Austria

YearReported casesShare of worldwide reports
2023 1 0.6%
2024 37 9.4%
2025 1 0.0%
2026 (year to date) 1 (outbreak total to date) —

Reporting bounds and case definitions vary; historical baselines are a separate comparison measure. Worldwide share compares this country's reported figure with the sum of all countries reporting west nile fever to ENCLAI for that year. "Incomplete year" means our sources cover less than ten months of that year, so no full-year figure is shown; "outbreak total to date" is a running total since an outbreak began, not a count for one year.

Surveillance records logged in 2026

MonthRecordsReporting sources
Aug 202611
Sep 202611
Oct 2026353
Nov 202611

A record is one dated surveillance publication or one row of an official table; a month with many records is a month with detailed reporting, not necessarily more cases. 2 records were logged in the last 30 days.

Sub-national reporting, 2026

Areas within Austria with the most west nile fever records this year:

AreaRecords
State of Vienna8
Lower Austria6
Burgenland3
Tyrol3
Upper Austria2

West Nile fever in other countries, 2026

Country2026 casesTrend
United States 1,600
Greece 462
Spain 133 ▼ Declining · 2025
Italy 46 (outbreak total to date)
Romania 14 (outbreak total to date)

Other diseases reported in Austria, 2026

Disease2026 casesTrend
Seasonal influenza 906 ▲ Rising · 2025
Respiratory syncytial virus infection 876 ≈ Stable · 2025
COVID-19 128 ▼ Declining · 2025
Measles 10 ▼ Declining · 2025
Non-typhoidal salmonellosis 2 (outbreak total to date) ≈ Stable · 2025

Questions about this page

How many West Nile fever cases has Austria reported in 2026?
The latest report for Austria gives an outbreak total of 1 West Nile fever cases to date. That is a running total since the outbreak began, not a count for 2026. The full year 2025 closed at 1 cases. 2025 closed 95% below the 2023–2024 average, which is why the trend reads “Declining”.
Is West Nile fever rising or falling in Austria?
ENCLAI's trend reading for West Nile fever in Austria is “Declining · 2025”: the latest complete year is compared with the earlier baseline from the reported counts; the current year is not judged until it closes.
Where does Austria publish West Nile fever surveillance data?
The counts on this page were published by Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), NaTHNaC / TravelHealthPro — outbreak surveillance and ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report. ENCLAI compiles and normalises them and is not affiliated with these authorities.

About this data

Figures are reported case counts as published by the originating health authorities, compiled by ENCLAI from 444 verified surveillance sources. Austria figures reflect the reporting available to ENCLAI; reporting periods and case definitions differ between sources, and a missing report does not establish zero cases. ENCLAI holds west nile fever records for Austria dated from 2016. How we verify and update data: methodology & Trust Center · understanding case counts.

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