This paper introduces a comprehensive and original database on West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks that have occurred in Italy from September 2012 to November 2022. We have digitized bulletins published by the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) to demonstrate the potential utilization of this data for the research community. Our aim is to establish a centralized open-access repository that facilitates analysis and monitoring of the disease. We have collected and curated data on the type of infected host, along with additional information whenever available, including the type of infection, age, and geographic details at different levels of spatial aggregation. By combining our data with other sources of information such as weather data, it becomes possible to assess potential relationships between WNV outbreaks and environmental factors. We strongly believe in supporting public oversight of government epidemic management, and we emphasize that open data plays a crucial role in generating reliable results by enabling greater transparency.

翻译：本文介绍了一个全面且原创的数据库，涵盖2012年9月至2022年11月期间意大利发生的西尼罗河病毒（WNV）疫情暴发。我们对意大利国家卫生研究所（ISS）发布的公报进行了数字化处理，以展示这些数据对研究群体的潜在利用价值。我们的目标是建立一个集中的开放获取存储库，以促进对该疾病的监测与分析。我们收集并整理了受感染宿主类型的数据，以及在可用情况下的其他信息，包括感染类型、年龄以及不同空间聚合层级的地理细节。通过将这些数据与天气数据等其他信息源相结合，能够评估WNV暴发与环境因素之间的潜在关系。我们坚信应支持公众对政府疫情管理的监督，并强调开放数据通过提高透明度在生成可靠结果中发挥着关键作用。