Update: West Nile Virus (WNV) – Greece New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 17/08/2026

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed that confirmed cases of human WNV infection have been recorded in Greece in the following regions:

Central Athens, East Attica, Imathia, Karditsa/Trikala, Laconia, Larissa, North Athens, Pella, Piraeus (including the islands), Serres, South Athens, Thessaloniki, West Attika

For further information, please refer to the following safety warnings. We kindly ask you to pay attention to this during anamnesis interviews and donor selections.

Email

Further inquiry note