Fig. 1: Distribution of WNV cases reported in the ECDC database until 2019.
From: Contribution of climate change to the spatial expansion of West Nile virus in Europe
We here report the density of both “probable” and “confirmed” cases in each administrative area for which there was at least one confirmed case before 2020. Specifically, we report the number of WNV cases by aggregating both “probable” and “confirmed” per km2 (a) or per 100,000 people (b), either considering the NUTS3 or optimised NUTS3 administrative polygons. Darker grey areas correspond to Switzerland and Bosnia & Herzegovina, two countries that are not included in the ECDC WNV surveillance. The administrative areas of those countries were not considered when training the ecological niche models. The United Kingdom is also not included in the ECDC WNV surveillance but was considered when training the models as the country has not reported any WNV case so far (www.nhs.uk).
