The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Romanian authority that, in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human WNV infections (meningitis/encephalitis) have occurred in the regions of Arges and Vaslui. It is therefore requested that appropriate attention be paid to this in the medical history discussions and donor selections.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Romanian authority that, in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human WNV infections (meningitis/encephalitis) have occurred in the regions of Alba and Neamt. It is therefore requested that appropriate attention be paid in the medical history discussions and donor selections

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Italian authority that WNV has been detected in the province of Verbano-Cusio Ossola (Piedmont region) during active surveillance of target bird species. For this reason, testing for donors of blood and blood components (in addition to the regions already notified) will be performed in this region ID WNV NAT.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety was informed by the Romanian authority that in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human WNV infections (meningitis/encephalitis) have occurred in the regions of Cara Severin, Valcea, Hunedoara, Suceava, Bihor, Cluj, Prahova, Dambovita, Buzau.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Slovenian authority that the first human autochthonous WNV infection was confirmed in the Osrednjeslovenska region.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the French authority that further confirmed human autochthonous WNV infections have occurred in the areas of the Alpes- Maritimes department.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety was informed by the Romanian authority that in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human WNV infections (meningitis/encephalitis) have occurred in the regions of Constanta, Sibiu, Mures, Mehedinti, Tulcea, Calarasi.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Italian authority that, in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human WNV infections (meningitis/encephalitis) have occurred in the regions of Lombardy and Liguria.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Croatian authority that in addition to the already known regions, further confirmed human autochthonous WNV infections have occurred in the regions of Zagreb, Zagreb city and Vukovar-Srijem.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed about 6 confirmed autochthonous WNV cases (encephalitis/fever) in the area of Vienna and Lower Austria.