Updates

The following table lists all updates to Edition 002 of the Geographical Disease Risk Index (GDRI). The linked Change Notification documents were 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.

For changes pending publication, see Upcoming changes to the guidelines.

Change number	Title	Updated	Guidelines affected	Release
Change notification number 46-2026	Title Mosquito-borne virus risks in Italy and the Netherlands (PDF only, 552KB)	Update date 2 October 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 60
Change notification number 47-2026	Title Viral haemorrhagic fever risk in Uganda (PDF only, 207KB)	Update date 2 October 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 60
Change notification number 45-2026	Title France and USA (PDF only, 880KB)	Update date 25 September 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 59
Change notification number 34-2026	Title Correction - Saudi Arabia (PDF only, 190KB)	Update date 17 September 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 58
Change notification number 20-2026	Title VHF risks in the GDRI (PDF only, 243KB)	Update date 11 August 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 57
Change notification number 12-2026	Title Mosquito-borne viruses (PDF only, 454KB)	Update date 11 August 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical indexWhole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 578166626058
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 indexWhole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 568065625957
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 indexWhole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 568065625957
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