Please note the following document from the ECDC on Ebola and SoHO: “Risk of Bundibugyo virus transmission through substances of human origin in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA)”.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that in Italy, in addition to the provinces already announced, the ID WNV NAT test for donations of blood and blood components has been introduced in Florence.

The donor/the donor gametes have been permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that human WNV infections have been recorded in North Macedonia, in Vardar.

The BASG warns against illegal medicinal products (illegal medicinal product by presentation) marketed under the misleading name "GLP-1" because of their claims.