Update: West Nile Virus (WNV)

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that further human WNV-infections have been recorded in Germany and Greece.

For further informations on the affected regions, please see the attached safety warnings (only available in German). Appropriate attention is requested in medical history discussions and donor selections.

Further inquiry note

haemovigilanz@basg.gv.at