The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) warns against the disinfection system with peroxide 3 % from the manufacturer DISOP S.A. Only certain batch numbers are affected.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that, in addition to the provinces already announced, ID WNV NAT testing for blood and blood component donations has been introduced in Forlì-Cesena.

Recall due to possible microbial contamination

Recall due to possible microbial contamination

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that in France, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been recorded in the Départements Gironde and Isère.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been recorded in Castel San Giovanni (Province of Piacenza) in Italy.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that confirmed autochthonous Dengue cases have been recorded in Italy, in Budrio (Province of Bologna).

Publication of a joint declaration by the competent national EU authorities to the EU Commission.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Greek authorities that confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Greece in the Attica region (Western Attica, Piraeus, Attica islands).

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 Cryos International - Aarhus ApS that the donor BLICHER has been diagnosed with ADHD. As there is a slightly increased risk (1-12%) of ADHD in donor conceived children, the donor gametes are blocked.