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

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the German authorities that human WNV infections have been recorded in Germany, in Aschaffenburg.

The French authorities have informed the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in the departments of Ardèche and Gard in France.

The Federal Agency for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been recorded in Val de Marne and Deux-Sèvres in France.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The Federal Agency for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been reported in Buttapietra (province of Verona) in Italy.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Romanian authorities that, following intrauterine insemination and subsequent prenatal genetic testing, trisomy 18 was suspected, which was later confirmed by a chorionic villus sampling (CGH array). There was also a suspicion of a complex heart malformation.

The Federal Agency for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that, in addition to the regions already announced, autochthonous human WNV infections have been recorded in Almería, Spain.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Iaşi and Vâlcea in Romania.

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 Kosovo, in Peja.