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# Updates

The following table lists all updates to Edition 002 of the Geographical Disease Risk Index (GDRI). The linked Change Notification documents are issued to the UK Blood and Tissue Services (UKBTS) to indicate upcoming changes.

Please note that the dates listed below indicate the formal publication of updated guidelines on the website. The implementation of these guideline changes is the responsibility of each UKBTS and may vary accordingly.

Change number | Title | Updated | Guidelines affected | Release
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Change notification number 09-2026 | Title Changes to be introduced on the new JPAC website (PDF only, 864KB) | Update date 1 May 2026 | Guidelines affected Geographical index Whole blood Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrow Cord blood | Release number 56 80 65 62 59 57
Change notification number 10-2026 | Title Changes to entries in the GDRI and DSGs (PDF only, 418KB) | Update date 1 May 2026 | Guidelines affected Geographical index Whole blood Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrow Cord blood | Release number 56 80 65 62 59 57
Change notification number 08-2026 | Title VHF risk in Ethiopia (PDF only, 194KB) | Update date 23 March 2026 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 55
Change notification number 01-2026 | Title Introduction of seasonal risk for Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 776KB) | Update date 19 January 2026 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 54
Change notification number 36-2025 | Title Removal of malaria risk in East Timor and Suriname (PDF only, 228KB) | Update date 8 December 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 53
Change notification number 37-2025 | Title VHF risk in Ethiopia (PDF only, 195KB) | Update date 8 December 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 53
Change notification number 34-2025 | Title Dengue Virus risks in the GDRI (PDF only, 327KB) | Update date 6 December 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 52
Change notification number 35-2025 | Title GDRI Preliminaries (PDF only, 382KB) | Update date 6 November 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 52
Change notification number 33-2025 | Title France and Italy (PDF only, 778KB) | Update date 13 October 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 51
Change notification number 12-2025 | Title Removal of malaria risk in Georgia and Cape Verde (PDF only, 210KB) | Update date 18 July 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 50
Change notification number 05-2025 | Title Updates in the GDRI (PDF only, 329KB) | Update date 30 April 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 49
Change notification number 01-2025 | Title Removal of Dengue risk in Italy (PDF only, 196KB) | Update date 17 January 2025 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 48
Change notification number 52-2024 | Title WNV in France (PDF only, 649KB) | Update date 26 November 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 47
Change notification number 50-2024 | Title Updates in the GDRI (PDF only, 242KB) | Update date 28 October 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 46
Change notification number 44-2024 | Title Dengue in France, Italy, Iran and UAE (PDF only, 708KB) | Update date 7 October 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 45
Change notification number 24-2024 | Title Yellow Fever and Dengue Risk in the GDRI (PDF only, 229KB) | Update date 31 July 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 44
Change notification number 41-2024 | Title Malaria risk in Costa Rica (PDF only, 57KB) | Update date 31 July 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 44
Change notification number 42-2024 | Title Dengue in France (PDF only, 426KB) | Update date 31 July 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 44
Change notification number 04-2024 | Title Updates in the GDRI (PDF only, 289KB) | Update date 4 April 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 43
Change notification number 02-2024 | Title Tropical Virus Risks in the GDRI (PDF only, 1.11MB) | Update date 5 February 2024 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 42
Change notification number 34-2023 | Title France, Italy and Spain (WNV and Dengue) (PDF only, 2.69MB) | Update date 23 October 2023 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 41
Change notification number 32-2023 | Title France (WNV and Dengue) (PDF only, 574KB) | Update date 16 August 2023 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 40
Change notification number 26-2023 | Title Malaria (PDF only, 207KB) | Update date 4 July 2023 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 39
Change notification number 08-2023 | Title Cuba (PDF only, 160KB) | Update date 9 May 2023 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 38
Change notification number 09-2023 | Title Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (PDF only, 192KB) | Update date 9 May 2023 | Guidelines affected Geographical index | Release number 38

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