Official announcements
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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17/08/2020
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that in the province of Sondrio (Lombardy), due to the detection of WNV positive birds, the ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components was introduced.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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17/08/2020
The Federal Office of Public Health was informed by the ECDC that in Greece, in addition to the already known regions, an autochthonous human WNV infection was recorded in the Larisa region.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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11/08/2020
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the ECDC that 10 autochthonous human WNV infections have already been recorded in Greece in the current season.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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10/08/2020
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that the ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components has been introduced in other provinces in the Piedmont region.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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04/08/2020
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Romanian authority that a humane WNV case (confirmed meningitis/encephalitis) was recorded in the county Constanța.
Recall
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Medicines
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04/08/2020
Seven batches of "Neo Citran - Pulver für Erwachsene" contain package leaflets with incorrect information for pregnancy and breast-feeding.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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03/08/2020
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that in the provinces of Bologna, Modena, Ferrara, Reggio Emilia, Parma (Emilia-Romagna region) and in the province of Bergamo (Lombardy region), due to the detection of WNV NAT positive mosquito pools, ID WNV NAT testing was introduced for donations of blood and blood components.
Recall
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Medicines
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29/07/2020
Precautionary recall because the efficacy of two batches of Binocrit may be reduced.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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28/07/2020
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed by the Italian authority that in the provinces of Milan and Pavia (Lombardy Region), due to the detection of WNV NAT positive mosquito pools, the ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components was introduced.
messages in brief
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27/07/2020
We have published updated versions for human accessible Package Leaflets and the QRD template!