Decree - West Nile virus - donor deferral of persons who have stayed in Vienna.

The Federal Ministry of Health takes the liberty of making the following observations. make the following statements:

§ Section 1 (2) of the Blood Safety Act, Federal Law Gazette I No. 44/1999 as amended, stipulates that in the case of and testing of human blood or blood components, the state of medical science must be observed. medical science must be observed when obtaining and testing human blood or blood components.

In the 2014 season, only one human West Nile fever solitary case was detected in Vienna. was detected in Vienna.

The risk assessment for a stay of up to 6 days in the affected area affected area results in a residual risk of <1:2.5 million.

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