MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS - ALERTS

West Nile Virus On 26 August Matchis Registry informed AN that The Netherlands considers WNV to be endemic. Therefore all donors travelling to the Netherlands require WNV testing in line with WNV guideline. JPAC update pending.

West Nile Virus On 9 August, the Agence de la Biomédecine (France) reported a case of autochthonous WNV case in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. On 22 August 2024, the case was confirmed as a neuroinvasive form.

Dengue On 21 August 2024, four autochthonous cases of Dengue were reported by the French Public Health Agency in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Drôme department) and the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Var and Vaucluse departments). - JPAC updated to include these locations 26/11

On 8 August 2024, three autochthonous cases of Dengue were reported in the region of Occitania, with probable places of infections in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Lozère, and Gard departments.

Chikungunya On 2 August 2024, the French Agence de la Biomédecine reported that one autochthonous human case of Chikungunya was confirmed in the Ile de France region - RESOLVED, JPAC updated 26/11

Dengue On 4 July 2024, the Agence de la Biomédecine (France) reported that an autochthonous case of Dengue has been confirmed in the department of Hérault (34), Occitanie region. - JPAC updated to include Herault 26/11

If there is a HTA alert, we follow this guidance from the HTA alert. If the JPAC page for the country in question has been updated AFTER the HTA alert – we can follow the JPAC guidance and no longer consider the alert