West Nile Virus (WNV) - Serbia
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that two human WNV infections have been recorded in Serbia during the current season.
It is therefore requested that appropriate attention be paid to this in the medical history discussions and donor selections.
This letter corresponds to the current state of information of the BASG. Unfortunately, details on the affected regions are not known at present. As soon as further information is available, it will be announced.