A total of 14 cases of West Nile virus infection have been recorded in Cyprus as of Sept. 17, 2026, according to information provided to the Cyprus News Agency by the Medical and Public Health Services of the Ministry of Health.
Of the 14 cases, nine have been confirmed and five are probable. Thirteen of the cases are locally acquired, while one is imported. To date, one patient has died. The patient had a serious medical history and underlying health conditions.
According to the same information, the activity of acute respiratory infections in the community, as recorded through the Sentinel Surveillance Network in Primary Health Care, remains at low levels, with 42 cases per 1,000 visits.
During the period September 7-13, 2026, according to data reported by public and private hospitals, five hospitalizations due to influenza, no hospitalizations due to RSV and six hospitalizations due to SARS-CoV-2 were recorded.
During the previous week, August 31 – September 6, 2026, two hospitalizations due to influenza A and four due to SARS-CoV-2 were recorded. No admissions to an intensive care unit were recorded during either of the two weeks.