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
Change notification number 06-2020	Title Coronavirus (PDF only, 369KB)	Update date 7 February 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 20
Change notification number 04-2020	Title China (PDF only, 627KB)	Update date 23 January 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 19
Change notification number 24-2019	Title Oman (PDF only, 476KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 18
Change notification number 25-2019	Title United States of America (PDF only, 469KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 18
Change notification number 28-2019	Title Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (PDF only, 397KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 18
Change notification number 29-2019	Title Timor (PDF only, 376KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 18
Change notification number 30-2019	Title Tropical Virus Risks (PDF only, 382KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 18
Change notification number 33-2019	Title France and Cyprus (PDF only, 491KB)	Update date 22 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 18
Change notification number 05-2019	Title Cape Verde (PDF only, 140KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 17
Change notification number 06-2019	Title Tropical Risk (PDF only, 84KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 17
Change notification number 35-2018	Title Slovenia (PDF only, 459KB)	Update date 13 September 2018	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 16
Change notification number 18-2018	Title Japan (PDF only, 460KB)	Update date 15 August 2018	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 16
Change notification number 19-2018	Title United Arab Emirates (PDF only, 470KB)	Update date 15 August 2018	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 16
Change notification number 34-2018	Title France (PDF only, 581KB)	Update date 14 August 2018	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 14
Change notification number 16-2018	Title Ebola (PDF only, 565KB)	Update date 12 April 2018	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 13
Change notification number 03-2018	Title Italy (PDF only, 555KB)	Update date 17 January 2018	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 12
Change notification number 25-2017	Title Italy (PDF only, 216KB)	Update date 26 September 2017	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 11
Change notification number 20-2017	Title Tropical Virus Risk (Zika and Dengue) (PDF only, 576KB)	Update date 24 August 2017	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 10
Change notification number 16-2017	Title Malaria (PDF only, 1.52MB)	Update date 29 June 2017	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 9
Change notification number 08-2017	Title Palau and Montserrat (PDF only, 98KB)	Update date 31 January 2017	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 8
Change notification number 09-2017	Title Somalia (PDF only, 98KB)	Update date 31 January 2017	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 8
Change notification number 49-2016	Title Florida (PDF only, 99KB)	Update date 20 September 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 6
Change notification number 38-2016	Title Brunei (PDF only, 98KB)	Update date 19 September 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 7
Change notification number 39-2016	Title Mexico (PDF only, 133KB)	Update date 19 September 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 7
Change notification number 40-2016	Title Polynesia (PDF only, 97KB)	Update date 19 September 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index	Release number 7