West Nile virus (WNV) – France New

The French authorities have informed the Federal Office for Health Security (BASG) that, due to the occurrence of cases, ID WNV NAT testing has been introduced for donations of blood and blood components in the following region:

Pyrénées-Orientales

Please refer to the following safety alerts for further information. We ask that due attention be paid to this matter during medical history interviews and donor selection.

Further inquiry note

haemovigilanz@basg.gv.at