The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that confirmed autochthonous Dengue cases have been recorded in Italy, in Brendola (Province of Vicenza).

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 25658/Haydar was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 during newborn screening. The donor/the donor gametes have been permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed that confirmed human WNV infections have been recorded in Bulgaria in the following region: Sofia For further information, please refer to the following safety warnings. We kindly ask you to pay attention to this during anamnesis interviews and donor selections.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the French authorities that, in addition to the regions already announced, confirmed autochthonous cases of dengue fever have been recorded in the Ain department in France.

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 - Aarhus ApS that the donor BLICHER has been diagnosed with ADHD. As there is a slightly increased risk (1-12%) of ADHD in donor conceived children, the donor gametes are blocked.

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 2 offspring of the sperm donor 8860 RUMLE have been diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion syndrome). The donor/gametes were permanently blocked.

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 - Aarhus ApS that the donor KRISS is a carrier of haemochromatosis type 1. The donor/gametes have been permanently blocked.

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 - Aarhus ApS that one of the offspring of the sperm donor Bjarke has been diagnosed with Usher syndrome. The donor/gametes have been permanently blocked.

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 - Aarhus ApS that one of the offspring of the sperm donor Gilmore, Leber has been diagnosed with congenital amaurosis. The donor/gametes were permanently blocked.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that confirmed autochthonous dengue cases have been recorded on the Portuguese island of Madeira.