Overview

• National confirmed cases have risen to about 170–178 with 17–20 deaths reported as of August 12.
• Lazio is the worst-affected region, reporting 136 infections and nine fatalities concentrated in the Province of Latina.
• Lombardy has documented its first West Nile fatality and 12 confirmed cases, nine of which were acquired locally.
• Molise health officials recommend testing or 28-day deferral of blood donors who spent at least one night in Isernia province after detecting infected mosquitoes.
• A newly convened task force in Latina is coordinating expanded mosquito trapping, larvicidal and adulticidal treatments, and enhanced clinical surveillance.