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Medscape Infectious Diseases, 29.10.2024
Tilføjet 29.10.2024
CDC\'s Jarrett Gartin shares what healthcare providers should know about RSV vaccine recommendations for patients vulnerable to infection. CDC Expert Commentary
Læs mereECDC
ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 19-25 October 2024 and includes updates on avian influenza A(H5N1), Marburg virus disease, Mpox, dengue, West Nile virus infections, cholera and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
Europe is still polio-free, but that status is not guaranteed, with concerns around immunization rates and containment issues in some vaccine manufacturing facilities. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
Expanding global vaccine coverage could reduce the use of 2.5 billion doses of antimicrobials annually, according to a new WHO report. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMaría Guerrero-Vadillo, Marina Peñuelas, Rocío Carmona, Inmaculada León-Gómez and Carmen Varela
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
BackgroundHepatitis E, a viral hepatitis caused mainly by the ingestion of raw or undercooked food, is not a notifiable disease in Spain. AimTo analyse the temporal trends, epidemiological characteristics and factors associated with severe disease from hepatitis E hospitalisations in Spain from 1997 to 2019. MethodsHospitalisation records were obtained from the Spanish National Hospital Discharge Database. Temporal trends and seasonality were analysed by Poisson regression in years 1997–2015 and 2016–19, given changes in hospital discharge databases. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with severe disease. ResultsHepatitis E hospitalisation incidence increased from 0.22 cases per 1,000,000 inhabitants in 1997 to a maximum of 2.95 in 2018. Seasonality was observed during 2016–19 period, with more cases in the second and third quarters of the year. The incidence was higher in men vs women, and in the population aged over 40 years. Factors independently associated with death were age ≥ 50 years (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.43), chronic liver disease (aOR: 4.29), HIV infection (aOR: 3.00) and hepatitis B/C (aOR: 2.11). ConclusionsHepatitis E hospitalisations have increased in Spain in recent years, being more severe in cases with older age, chronic hepatic diseases and HIV infection. A greater incidence in men over 40 years and a possible seasonality were observed. Further studies are needed to assess the seasonality, geographical distribution and impact of the disease to guide public health actions for prevention and control.
Læs mereJantien A Backer, Eric R A Vos, Gerco den Hartog, Cheyenne C E van Hagen, Hester E de Melker, Fiona R M van der Klis and Jacco Wallinga
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
BackgroundThe first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was largely mitigated by limiting contacts in the general population. In early 2022, most contact-reducing measures were lifted. AimTo assess whether the population has reverted to pre-pandemic contact behaviour and how this would affect transmission potential of a newly emerging pathogen. MethodsWe compared two studies on contact behaviour in the Netherlands: the PIENTER Corona study, conducted during and after the pandemic (held every 2–6 months from April 2020) and the PIENTER3 study (2016–17, as pre-pandemic baseline). In both, participants (ages 1–85 years) reported number and age group of all face-to-face persons contacted on the previous day in a survey. Transmission potential was examined using the next-generation matrix approach. ResultsWe found an average of 15.4 (95% CI: 14.3–16.4) community contacts per person per day after the pandemic in May 2023, 13% lower than baseline (17.8; 95% CI: 17.0–18.5). Among all ages, children (5–9 years) had the highest number of contacts, both pre- and post-pandemic. Mainly adults aged 20–59 years had not reverted to pre-pandemic behaviours, possibly because they more often work from home. Although the number of contacts is lower compared to the pre-pandemic period, the effect on transmission potential of a newly emerging respiratory pathogen is limited if all age groups were equally susceptible. ConclusionContinuous monitoring of contacts can signal changes in contact patterns and can define a ‘new normal’ baseline. Both aspects are needed to prepare for a future pandemic.
Læs mereDaniel H de Vries, Mandy Geise, Anna Christina Maukner, Piotr Kramarz, Charlotte Deogan and John Kinsman
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
The capacity to deliver programmes that prevent and control infectious diseases is a key public health function. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) aims to support and strengthen this capacity in European Union/ European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries as part of its 2021–27 strategy which includes explicit attention to social and behavioural aspects of disease prevention. To achieve its strategic goals, it is important that ECDC improves its knowledge of prevention strategies, actors and activities in EU/EEA countries. In this Perspective, we summarise three challenges to implementing the prevention framework proposed by ECDC: (i) defining, recognising and identifying with ‘prevention’, (ii) integrating new understandings into established ways of thinking, and (iii) the need for more attention to prevention in governance. These challenges are derived from the findings of a project which conducted a preliminary mapping of prevention actors, networks and activities in four EU countries to support the development of a community of practice within the new ECDC prevention framework. This Perspective serves to draw attention to this prevention framework and the three identified challenges for those working on its implementation.
Læs mereEurosurveillance editorial team
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
Eurosurveillance editorial team
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 26.10.2024
Tilføjet 26.10.2024
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 25.10.2024
Tilføjet 25.10.2024
This report describes the public health response after a case of dengue was reported in California.
Læs mereMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 25.10.2024
Tilføjet 25.10.2024
This report describes two outbreaks of Legionnaires reported among travelers of two cruise ships during November 2022-June 2024.
Læs mereMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 25.10.2024
Tilføjet 25.10.2024
This report describes the public health response to 10 cases of locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria in the U.S.
Læs mereMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 25.10.2024
Tilføjet 25.10.2024
This report summarizes U.S. trends in variant proportion estimates during May 2023-September 2024, a period when SARS-CoV-2 lineages primarily comprised descendants of Omicron variants XBB and JN.1.
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 25.10.2024
Tilføjet 25.10.2024
“Trichophyton indotineae is changing the way we talk about dermatophyte infections,” said NYU dermatologist Avrom S. Caplan, MD. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 25.10.2024
Tilføjet 25.10.2024
Reducing vaccine disparities was a key factor in the decision to lower the age-based coverage. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 25.10.2024
Tilføjet 25.10.2024
McDonald\'s scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others,... Reuters Health Information
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
The guideline drew on substantial new findings in regard to both the diagnosis and treatment of this common infection. Medscape Gastroenterology
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
Duration of unipedal stance is a reliable and gender-independent measure of neuromuscular aging. Medscape
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
A new education network could better equip Europe’s medical students to be aware of the climate’s impact on patient health and how to practice more sustainably. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
Ethicist Art Caplan discusses board decertification of doctors for spreading misinformation about ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medscape Business of Medicine
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
Life challenges make this population very difficult to treat, but interventions that take their issues into account may improve matters. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Pfizer\'s RSV vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults aged 18 to 59 at... Reuters Health Information
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
One person died and dozens fell ill from E. coli infections linked to McDonald\'s Quarter Pounder hamburgers in 10 states, led by Colorado, where 26 people were sickened, the... Reuters Health Information
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ECDC COVID-19 updates, 24.10.2024
Tilføjet 24.10.2024
Statens Serum Institut, 23.10.2024
Tilføjet 23.10.2024
Den nye HPV-vaccine øger ikke risikoen for autoimmune- og inflammatoriske lidelser, fastslår forskere fra Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 23.10.2024
Tilføjet 23.10.2024
Microbial imbalance can lead to IBD and IBS. Researchers are using sophisticated analysis and exploring microbiome replacement therapies to improve outcomes for these gut-related conditions. Medscape Gastroenterology
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 23.10.2024
Tilføjet 23.10.2024
When it was prescribed within a week of SARS CoV-2 infection, metformin was associated with a 53% reduction in long COVID or death. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 23.10.2024
Tilføjet 23.10.2024
High-dose flu vaccinations resulted in a 23% reduction in hospitalizations among people aged 65 years or older, according to a French study. Medscape Medical News
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