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The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Italian authority that, in addition to the provinces already announced, ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components has been introduced in the province of Bari.

Dem Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen wurde von der italienischen Behörde mitgeteilt, dass, zusätzlich zu den bereits bekannt gegebenen Provinzen, in der Provinz Bari die ID WNV NAT Testung für Spenden von Blut und Blutkomponenten eingeführt wurde.

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• Update: West Nile Virus (WNV) – Italy

Up-to-date information from the June 11.09.-14.09.2023 meeting on new approvals, extensions of indication, newly published EPARs and recently started procedures.

Risk for Choroidal effusion and choroidal detachment. Further information and the changes to the product information in all EU languages are available on the EMA website.

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The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that in Hungary, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in the Baranya region.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that in France, in addition to the regions already announced, human WNV infections have been recorded in the Alpes-Maritimes region.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Croatia in the regions of Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja, Vukovar-Srijem and Zagreb.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Germany in the Sömmerda region.