The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC that confirmed human cases of WNV infection have occurred in Leipzig, Meissen and Berlin in Germany.

The Federal Office of Public Health was informed by ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have been recorded in Romania in addition to those already known in the regions of Arges, Bucuresti and Buzau.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that a humane WNV infection was recorded in the province of Asti (Piedmont Region), which is why ID WNV NAT testing was also introduced in this region.

The Federal Office of Public Health was informed by the ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have been recorded in Greece in addition to those already known in the regions of Pella, Kilkis and Evros.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that in the province of Vercelli (Piedmont Region), due to the detection of WNV NAT positive mosquito pools, the ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components was introduced.

The Federal Office of Public Health has been informed by the ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have been recorded in Greece in addition to those already known in the regions of Imathia, Rodopi and Drama.

The Federal Office for Public Health was informed by the Italian authority that a human autochthonous dengue virus infection has been recorded in the Italian municipality of Montecchio Maggiore (Veneto Region).

The Federal Office for Public Health was informed by the Italian authority that in addition to the regions already mentioned, the ID WNV NAT testing for blood and blood component donations has now been introduced in the provinces of Rovigo and Verona (Veneto), and in the provinces of Varese and Monza Brianza (Lombardy), due to the detection of WNV positive mosquito pools and WNV positive birds respectively.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the ECDC that, according to the public health authorities of Andalucia, confirmed WNV infections have been recorded in Spain.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that in the province of Sondrio (Lombardy), due to the detection of WNV positive birds, the ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components was introduced.