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.

Everyone can make a contribution to drug safety: by reporting suspected side effects, we can actively help to make medicines safer for everyone. This is the core message of the #MedSafetyWeek campaign, which is now in its tenth year.

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, confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been reported in Modena (province of Modena) 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 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.

Recall due to mistakenly distribution of physician samples

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.

The French authorities have informed the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in the département of Corse du Sud.