Update: West Nile Virus (WNV)

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been notified by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that additional human WNV infections have been recorded in Italy, Germany, Romania, Croatia and Hungary.

For further informations on the affected regions, please see the attached safety warnings (only available in German). Appropriate consideration in medical history discussions and donor selections is requested.

Further inquiry note

haemovigilanz@basg.gv.at