The marketing authorization holder informed its supplied customers in a letter dated September 17, 2015, that a slight shortfall in the protein content (PNU) was detected during internal quality control and that the affected batches of the Fusarium…

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Greek authority that 4 confirmed malaria cases have been recorded in Greece. No travel activity of the ill persons is known. The affected areas are: Farkadona (Trikala), Evrotas (Lakonia), Theva (Viotia) as well as Tempi (Larisa).

Dear registration holder,due to a technical malfunction in the period from 20.09.2015 (15h) until 28.09.2015 (12h) an electronic transmission of adverse event reports to BASG/AGES MEA was not possible. Therefore, you did not receive an…

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Romanian authorities that additional human WNV (neuro-invasive disease) infections have been recorded in Romania. The affected areas are Fierbinti (Ialomita County), Drobeta Turnu Severin (Mehedinti County), and Bucharest.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Portuguese authority that human WNV infection has been recorded in Portugal, Algarve Region (Almancil, Loulé).

On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care provides a chronological overview ofWNV cases reported so far in Austria since 2014. A total of seven West Nile virus cases have been reported since 2014.

The Federal Ministry of Health takes the liberty of making the following observations.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Italian authority that WNV NAT testing will now be carried out in the province of Pordenone (Friuli Venezia Giulia Region) in addition to the regions already announced.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has received further information regarding the first Chikungunya infection in Spain from the Federal Ministry of Health

Small import" of medicinal specialities according to § 11 para. 1 Z 7 of the Austrian Medicinal Products Import ActThe Federal Office for Safety in Health Care takes the liberty to state with regard to the exceptional provision of the so-called…