The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Italian authority that 52 human cases of WNV infection have been confirmed in the regions of Veneto and Emilia-Romagna. Entomological and veterinary surveillance confirmed the circulation of WNV in the affected regions and additionally in the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Romanian authority that, in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human WNV infections (meningitis/encephalitis) have occurred in the regions of Galati, Teleorman and Vrancea.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the French authority that the first human WNV infection has been confirmed in Nice.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Romanian authorities that, in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human WNV infections (meningitis/encephalitis) have occurred in the regions of Bacau, Bucuresti, Ilfov and Botosani.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Romanian authority that, in addition to the regions already announced, three confirmed human WNV (meningitis/encephalitis) infections have occurred in the regions of Dolj and Lasi.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Hungarian authority that two confirmed human WNV infections occurred in Perkata (Fejèr County) and in Balatonfüred (Veszprèm County).

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Italian authority that WNV NAT positive mosquito pools have been identified in the regions of Verona, Padua and Rovigo (Veneto Region). For this reason, ID WNV NAT testing is performed for donors of blood and blood components in these regions.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Danish authority that it was informed by the Danish tissue bank "European Sperm Bank (formerly Nordic Cryobank)" (DK267572) about the disease of a sperm donor. Investigations showed that sperm donor 8311 / Bonne is heterozygous for mutation c.1062 + 5G> A in the FAH gene and thus a carrier of tyrosinemia type 1 (hepatorenal tyrosinemia, HT-1).

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been notified by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank Cryos International ApS (DK257551) about the disease of a 2-year-old child conceived with semen from donor 8151. The report of the disease describes a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been notified by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank Cryos International ApS (DK257551) of the disease of a child conceived with semen from donor 1291-KELD.The report of the disease described oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1) in the child, due to mutations in the TRY gene, which encodes the protein tyrinase.