West Nile Virus alert in Andalusia and Extremadura

August 7, 2026

Twenty-one human cases of West Nile Virus have been detected in Andalusia, with two new cases in Coria del Río and Villamanrique de la Condesa.

An alert area has been declared in Campanillas (Málaga). Of the cases, one (male) died, one recovered without sequelae, and 19 are provisionally considered favorable. Fifteen cases presented with mild symptoms, and six were neuroinvasive.

In Extremadura, the first human case of 2026 was registered in an 86-year-old woman in Don Benito.

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