The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Greek authorities that confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Greece in the Attica region (Western Attica, Piraeus, Attica islands).

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank Cryos International - Aarhus ApS that the donor BLICHER has been diagnosed with ADHD. As there is a slightly increased risk (1-12%) of ADHD in donor conceived children, the donor gametes are blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that, in addition to the regions already announced, ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components has been introduced in Italy in the provinces of Rovigo and Torino.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that in France, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous cases of chikungunya have been recorded in the Département Bas-Rhin.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank European Sperm Bank (DK257572) that 2 offspring of the sperm donor 8860 RUMLE have been diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion syndrome). The donor/gametes were permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank Cryos International - Aarhus ApS that the donor KRISS is a carrier of haemochromatosis type 1. The donor/gametes have been permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that confirmed autochthonous dengue cases have been recorded in the French overseas territories: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, French Guiana and French Polynesia.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank Cryos International - Aarhus ApS that one of the offspring of the sperm donor Bjarke has been diagnosed with Usher syndrome. The donor/gametes have been permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank Cryos International - Aarhus ApS that one of the offspring of the sperm donor Gilmore, Leber has been diagnosed with congenital amaurosis. The donor/gametes were permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that confirmed autochthonous dengue cases have been recorded on the Portuguese island of Madeira.