The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the French authorities that in France, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous dengue cases have been recorded in the department of Loire.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that human WNV infections have been recorded in Romania, in Sălaj County.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that, in addition to the provinces already announced, ID WNV NAT testing for blood and blood component donations has been introduced in Forlì-Cesena.

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 Départements Gironde and Isère.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been recorded in Castel San Giovanni (Province of Piacenza) in Italy.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that confirmed autochthonous Dengue cases have been recorded in Italy, in Budrio (Province of Bologna).

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 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.