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Medscape 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, 21.10.2024
Tilføjet 21.10.2024
Economic estimates are rising as more long COVID case data become clear. Experts weigh the fixes. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 19.10.2024
Tilføjet 19.10.2024
Europe’s drug regulator recommended two novel vaccines for influenza alongside updated composition for two COVID-19 vaccines previously approved by the EC. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereErik Lundgren, Macauley Locke, Ethan Romero-Severson, Mira Dimitrijevic, Maria Axelsson, Emmi Andersson, Christina Carlander, Johanna Brännström, Hans Norrgren, Fredrik Mansson, Olof Elvstam, Magnus Gisslén, Lisa Fohlin, Anders Sönnerborg, Jan Albert and Thomas Leitner
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 18.10.2024
Tilføjet 18.10.2024
BackgroundSweden reached the UNAIDS 90–90–90 target in 2015. It is important to reassess the HIV epidemiological situation due to ever-changing migration patterns, the roll-out of PrEP and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. AimWe aimed to assess the progress towards the UNAIDS 95–95–95 targets in Sweden by estimating the proportion of undiagnosed people with HIV (PWHIV) and HIV incidence trends. MethodsWe used routine laboratory data to inform a biomarker model of time since infection. When available, we used previous negative test dates, arrival dates for PWHIV from abroad and transmission modes to inform our incidence model. We also used data collected from the Swedish InfCareHIV register on antiretroviral therapy (ART). ResultsThe yearly incidence of HIV in Sweden decreased after 2014. In part, this was because the fraction of undiagnosed PWHIV had decreased almost twofold since 2006. After 2015, three of four PWHIV in Sweden were diagnosed within 1.9 and 3.2 years after infection among men who have sex with men and in heterosexual groups, respectively. While 80% of new PWHIV in Sweden acquired HIV before immigration, they make up 50% of the current PWHIV in Sweden. By 2022, 96% of all PWHIV in Sweden had been diagnosed, and 99% of them were on ART, with 98% virally suppressed. ConclusionsBy 2022, about half of all PWHIV in Sweden acquired HIV abroad. Using our new biomarker model, we assess that Sweden has reached the UNAIDS goal at 96–99–98.
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 17.10.2024
Tilføjet 17.10.2024
In a prospective cohort study, in utero exposure to COVID-19 was not associated with abnormal neurodevelopment in children up to 2 years of age. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 17.10.2024
Tilføjet 17.10.2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put on hold a trial of Novavax\'s COVID-influenza and its standalone flu vaccines after a participant who took the combination shot... Reuters Health Information
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 16.10.2024
Tilføjet 16.10.2024
1.4 million. That’s the tally of excess deaths during the COVID pandemic in the United States. But it turns out that the pain of those losses was not spread evenly throughout society. Medscape
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 14.10.2024
Tilføjet 14.10.2024
New data: Researchers cautioned those with previous CVD have a higher risk of developing long COVID and should take steps to avoid infection. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereMedscape Infectious Diseases, 11.10.2024
Tilføjet 11.10.2024
Study shows COVID-19 was associated with higher self-reported incidence of fatigue and other symptoms. Medscape Medical News
Læs mereKevin A Brown, Sarah A Buchan, Adrienne K Chan, Andrew Costa, Nick Daneman, Gary Garber, Michael Hillmer, Aaron Jones, James M Johnson, Dylan Kain, Kamil Malikov, Richard G Mather, Allison McGeer, Kevin L Schwartz, Nathan M Stall and Jennie Johnstone
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 11.10.2024
Tilføjet 11.10.2024
BackgroundLate outbreak identification is a common risk factor mentioned in case reports of large respiratory infection outbreaks in long-term care (LTC) homes. AimTo systematically measure the association between late SARS-CoV-2 outbreak identification and secondary SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality in residents of LTC homes. MethodsWe studied SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks across LTC homes in Ontario, Canada from March to November 2020, before the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Our exposure (late outbreak identification) was based on cumulative infection pressure (the number of infectious resident-days) on the outbreak identification date (early: ≤ 2 infectious resident-days, late: ≥ 3 infectious resident-days), where the infectious window was −2 to +8 days around onset. Our outcome consisted of 30-day incidence of secondary infection and mortality, based on the proportion of at-risk residents with a laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection with onset within 30 days of the outbreak identification date. ResultsWe identified 632 SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks across 623 LTC homes. Of these, 36.4% (230/632) outbreaks were identified late. Outbreaks identified late had more secondary infections (10.3%; 4,437/42,953) and higher mortality (3.2%; 1,374/42,953) compared with outbreaks identified early (infections: 3.3%; 2,015/61,714; p
Læs mereRobert Dyrdak, Emma B Hodcroft, Sandra Broddesson, Malin Grabbe, Hildur Franklin, Magnus Gisslén, Maricris E Holm, Magnus Lindh, Joanna Nederby-Öhd, Johan Ringlander, Martin Sundqvist, Richard A Neher and Jan Albert
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 11.10.2024
Tilføjet 11.10.2024
BackgroundDespite the unprecedented measures implemented globally in early 2020 to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, Sweden, as many other countries, experienced a severe first wave during the COVID-19 pandemic. AimWe investigated the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 into Sweden. MethodsWe analysed stored respiratory specimens (n = 1,979), sampled 7 February–2 April 2020, by PCR for SARS-CoV-2 and sequenced PCR-positive specimens. Sequences generated from newly detected cases and stored positive specimens February–June 2020 (n = 954) were combined with sequences (Sweden: n = 730; other countries: n = 129,913) retrieved from other sources for Nextstrain clade assignment and phylogenetic analyses. ResultsTwelve previously unrecognised SARS-CoV-2 cases were identified: the earliest was sampled on 3 March, 1 week before recognised community transmission. We showed an early influx of clades 20A and 20B from Italy (201/328, 61% of cases exposed abroad) and clades 19A and 20C from Austria (61/328, 19%). Clade 20C dominated the first wave (20C: 908/1,684, 54%; 20B: 438/1,684, 26%; 20A: 263/1,684, 16%), and 800 of 1,684 (48%) Swedish sequences formed a country-specific 20C cluster defined by a spike mutation (G24368T). At the regional level, the proportion of clade 20C sequences correlated with an earlier weighted mean date of COVID-19 deaths. ConclusionCommunity transmission in Sweden started when mitigation efforts still focused on preventing influx. This created a transmission advantage for clade 20C, likely introduced from ongoing cryptic spread in Austria. Therefore, pandemic preparedness should have a comprehensive approach, including capacity for large-scale diagnostics to allow early detection of travel-related cases and community transmission.
Læs mereLuisa K Hallmaier-Wacker, Merel D van Eick, Olivier Briët, Hugues Delamare, Gerhard Falkenhorst, Sandrine Houzé, Harold Noël, Javiera Rebolledo, Wim Van Bortel and Céline M Gossner
Eurosurveillance latest updates, 11.10.2024
Tilføjet 11.10.2024
BackgroundAirport and luggage (also called Odyssean) malaria are chance events where Plasmodium infection results from the bite of an infected mosquito which was transported by aircraft from a malaria-endemic area. Infrequent case reports and a lack of central data collection challenge a comprehensive overview. AimTo update the epidemiological, clinical and biological understanding of airport and luggage malaria cases in Europe. MethodsWe conducted a systematic review of studies indexed from 1969 to January 2024 in MEDLINE, Embase and OpenGrey databases. A data call to EU/EEA and UK public health institutes was launched in December 2022. ResultsOf the 145 cases (89 cases from 48 studies and 56 cases from the data call) described from nine countries, 105 were classified as airport malaria, 32 as luggage malaria and eight as either airport or luggage malaria. Most airport malaria cases were reported in France (n = 52), Belgium (n = 19) and Germany (n = 9). Half of cases resided or worked near or at an international airport (mean distance of 4.3 km, n = 28). Despite disruptions in air travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one third of cases reported since 2000 occurred between 2018 and 2022, with a peak in 2019. ConclusionWhile airport and luggage malaria cases are rare, reports in Europe have increased, highlighting the need for effective prevention measures and a more structured surveillance of cases in Europe. Prevention measures already in place such as aircraft disinsection should be assessed for compliance and effectiveness.
Læs mereECDC
ECDC COVID-19 updates, 11.10.2024
Tilføjet 11.10.2024
This focused after-action review (AAR) investigated the use of evidence in the Finnish advice-making process for school interventions from December 2021 to January 2022, when the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant was circulating and schools remained open.
Læs mereStatens Serum Institut, 11.10.2024
Tilføjet 11.10.2024
Statens Serum Institut, 10.10.2024
Tilføjet 10.10.2024
Udmattelse som senfølge efter smitte med covid-19 er mindre udbredt end frygtet, viser nyt studie fra Statens Serum Institut. Udviklingen ses især efter, at vaccinationerne blev indført, og at omikron-varianten blev den fremherskende covid-19-variant.
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