The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Hungarian authority that the first human WNV infections have been recorded in Hungary. The affected areas are Szeged and Deszk (Csongrád County), Szajol (Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok County), Üllö (Pest County) and districts XII and XVII of Budapest.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Italian authority that there are currently human confirmed WNV cases in Italy for the following areas.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Romanian authority that additional confirmed human WNV (neuro-invasive disease) infections have been recorded in Romania.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety was informed by the Romanian authority that a new confirmed case of human WNV infection (neuro-invasive disease) was recorded in Romania, Scanteia (Ialomiţa county).

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed that the first confirmed WNV infection was recorded in Austria in 2014.

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Romanian authority that the first human WNV (neuro-invasive disease) infections have been recorded in Romania. The affected areas are Focşani (Vrancea county), Corabia (Olt county), and Ungheni city (Mures county).

The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Greek authority that the first human WNV (neuro-invasive disease) infections have been recorded in Greece.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Vienna Blood Transfusion Service (ÖRK) that a suspected WNV infection had been recorded in Austria.

NAT testing has been implemented for various regions in Italy.

The epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa in 2014 has increased the risk of Ebola virus transmissionvia donated blood and blood components, cells, tissues and organs(substances of human origin -SoHO).