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France reports local transmission of Usutu virus infection

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 As part of its surveillance and vector control mission, the Agence Régionale de Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ARS) confirmed on October 18 a case of arbovirosis in a person who...

Norway Salmonella outbreak update: Cases rise to 42

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Salmonella Agona outbreak affecting Norway, the Institute of Public Health now reports 42 people infected living in several counties, with a peak in mid-November....

Finland: RSV and influenza epidemics starting, pneumococcal infections on the rise

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 RSV and influenza virus epidemics are starting in Finland. The number of RSV and influenza findings reported to the Infectious Disease Registry has increased in recent weeks. In...

UK reports increase in scarlet fever, invasive Group A strep

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reporting increases in scarlet fever and invasive Group A strep (iGAS) this year. Concerning scarlet fever, following higher than expected...

Parasitic diseases, Opisthorchiasis and Diphyllobothriasis, reported in Bashkiria

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cases of parasitic diseases have been recorded in Bashkiria, according to reports from the Rospotrebnadzor of the Republic of Belarus. Opisthorchiasis and diphyllobothriasis have...

Russia reports 59 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases so far in 2022

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A total of 59 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been detected in Russia since the beginning of this year, according to Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy director...

Salmonella Agona outbreak in Norway

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Norway’s Institute of Public Health, or Folkhälsomyndigheten (FHI) discovered a national outbreak caused by the gastrointestinal bacterium Salmonella Agona. So far, infection...

Salmonella outbreak in Slovenia, Steak tartare linked as possible source

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Administration for Safe Food, Veterinary Medicine and Plant Protection (UVHVVR) together with the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) is investigating the increased number...

Serratia marcescens outbreak reported in Norway hospitals

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) has been notified of an ongoing outbreak with the bacterium Serratia marcescens which has been detected in several of the country’s...

MRSA: University of Bath’s novel compound that both inhibits the superbug in lab experiments and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics has been discovered by scientists at the University of Bath led by Dr Maisem Laabei and Dr...