Outbreak Updates
23 October 2025
West Nile virus in France
As of October 20 2025, 57 human cases of vector-acquired West Nile virus infection have been identified in 17 departments of mainland France. Cases have been recorded in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regions, historically affected by the West Nile virus, and in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Normandy, affected for the first time in 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on West Nile virus.
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