The Italian authorities have informed the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) that, following the lifting of seasonal measures for donor selection, two human WNV infections occurred again in Italy on 2 December. As a result, ID WNV NAT testing for blood and blood component donations has been reintroduced in the province of Naples (Campania region).

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 Bellaria-Igea Marina (province of Rimini) in Italy.

The Federal Office 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, further confirmed autochthonous cases of chikungunya have been recorded in Landes, France.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Danish authority that it had been informed by the Danish tissue bank European Sperm Bank ApS that the donor had been diagnosed with long QT syndrome because a pathogenic variant in the KCNQ1 gene called KCNQ1 (NM_000218.2) c.1588C>T, p.(Gln530Ter) had been identified in his DNA. The donor/gametes were permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Health Safety 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 dengue fever have been recorded in the Haute-Garonne department 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, autochthonous human WNV infections have been recorded in Seville, Spain.

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 ApS that a hearing loss in connection with a mutation in the STRC gene has been detected in an offspring of the sperm donor 25335 - Stein. The donor/gametes have been permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was 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 Cluj, Romania.

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 Lefkada, Greece.

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 Berlin, Germany.