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 (DK257551) that a child has become ill in connection with the donation of the sperm donor AXLE.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the ECDC that autochthonous human WNV infections were recorded in Hungary during the current season.

The Federal Office of Public Health was informed by the ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have been recorded in Spain in the regions of Seville and Cadiz.

The Federal Office of Public Health has been informed by the ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have occurred in Greece in addition to the already announced regions in Chalkidiki.

The Federal Office for Public Health has been informed by the Italian authority that, in addition to the regions already mentioned, the ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components has now been introduced in the provinces of Biella (Piedmont), Venice (Veneto) and Pordenone (Friuli Venezia Giulia) due to the detection of WNV positive mosquito pools or WNV positive birds.

The Federal Office of Public Health has been informed by the ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have occurred in Greece in addition to the already announced regions in Thessaloniki.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC that confirmed human cases of WNV infection have occurred in Leipzig, Meissen and Berlin in Germany.

The Federal Office of Public Health was informed by ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have been recorded in Romania in addition to those already known in the regions of Arges, Bucuresti and Buzau.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that a humane WNV infection was recorded in the province of Asti (Piedmont Region), which is why ID WNV NAT testing was also introduced in this region.

The Federal Office of Public Health was informed by the ECDC that human cases of WNV infection have been recorded in Greece in addition to those already known in the regions of Pella, Kilkis and Evros.