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West Nile Virus (WNV) - Spain New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 13/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed that confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Spain in the following region: Cáceres
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European Sperm Bank, Donor: 25816/Haldur New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 13/08/2025
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 European Sperm Bank (DK257572) that one of the offspring of the sperm donor 25816 - Haldur was diagnosed with MCADD (medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency) at the newborn screening.
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European Sperm Bank, Donor: 25061/TAGO New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 12/08/2025
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 European Sperm Bank (DK257572) that a male offspring of sperm donor 25061 - TAGO has been diagnosed with possible congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The donor/the donor gametes have been permanently blocked.
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Update: Chikungunya - Italy New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 12/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been recorded in Carpi (Province of Modena).
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Update: West Nile Virus (WNV) - Italy New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 12/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that, in addition to the provinces already announced, ID WNV NAT testing for blood and blood component donations has been introduced in Isernia, Salerno and Catanzaro, Italy.
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West Nile Virus (WNV) - Hungary New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 11/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that human WNV infections have been recorded in Pest, Hungary.
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Update West Nile Virus (WNV) - Romania New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 08/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Romanian authorities that, in addition to the region already announced, confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Bucharest, Romania.
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Update West Nile Virus (WNV) - France New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 07/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the French authorities that, in addition to the provinces already announced, ID WNV NAT testing for blood and blood component donations has been introduced in the departments Bouches-du-Rhône, Jura, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-d’Oise, France.
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Update: West Nile Virus (WNV) - Greece New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 07/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Greek authority that in Greece, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Athens-North, Evros and Karditsa.
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Update: Chikungunya - France New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 05/08/2025
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that in France, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous cases of Chikungunya have been recorded in the Département Pyrénées Atlantiques.
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