The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the French authorities that, in addition to the regions already reported, autochthonous human WNV infections have been recorded in the departments Essonne and Hérault.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the French authorities that a confirmed autochthonous case of Chikungunya has been recorded in the department Gironde.

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 donations of blood and blood components has been introduced in Ancona, Crotone and Cagliari.

The donor/donor gametes have been blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Greek authorities that, in addition to the regions already reported, confirmed cases of human WNV infection have been recorded in Serres, Greece.

The donor/donor gametes have been blocked.

Recall due to possible contamination with particles

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the German authorities that an autochthonous human WNV infection has been recorded in Frankenthal (Pfalz) in Germany during the current season.

The Federal Office for Safety in Healthcare (BASG) has issued a warning regarding a counterfeit version of the medical device ‘Hearing Aid with Bluetooth 16 CHANNEL Hearing Aids Rechargeable for Deafness High Quality with Noise Cancelling audifonos’, with catalogue/reference number ‘5216B’.

Recall due to a crimping defect