01-08-2016-RRA-Zika virus-Americas, Caribbean, Oceania Conclusions and options for response Given the current circulation of Zika virus, the evidence of an association between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and congenital malformations of the central nervous system (CNS), the association between Zika virus infection and Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and the risk of local vector-borne transmission in Europe during the 2016 summer season
Forms - BASG The form for registering new preparations is available for download Once the completed form has been received at suchtmittel@basg gv at, the information will be checked and added to the master data record of the verification forms
04-05-2015-RRA-Zika virus-South America, Brazil Disease background information Zika is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus from the Flaviviridae family, initially identified in 1947 in the Zika forest in Uganda in the Rhesus macaque population [3] Comprehensive genomic comparison showed different sub-clades reflecting the existence of two main lineages, one African and one Asia lineage [4,5] [6]
Dengue-France - BASG The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed that confirmed autochthonous dengue cases have been recorded in the following regions in France: Oversea departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, La Réunion, Martinique 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
Blood tissue - BASG Number of cases increased to 201 ill persons by July 4, 2013 and thus now epidemic
Blood tissue - BASG The Federal Office for Public Health Safety has been informed by the Portuguese authority that an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (legionellosis) has been recorded in Portugal