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Spain West Nile virus outbreak prompts CDC travel notice

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Spain health authorities are reporting an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV). The outbreaks, first reported in early August, have been recorded in  Sevilla, Cádiz, and Huelva...

Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate Awarded EMA Prime Designation

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Specialty vaccine company, Valneva, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) designation for its single-shot Phase 3 chikungunya vaccine candidate...

France COVID-19: 70 departments are in a situation of high vulnerability

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Public Health France said Friday that circulation of SARS-CoV-2 continues at a high level on the mainland. The number of confirmed cases, the positive rates of samples, especially...

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Sweden: Hepatitis A outbreak investigated, Frozen imported berries are suspected source

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The National Food Administration and the Swedish Public Health Agency report jointly investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A. Since mid-July, nine cases with the same type...

Spain: COVID-19 cases rise, Lockdown restrictions return

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Spain are reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases, prompting the government to reinstitute lockdowns in cities like Madrid. During the past two weeks, Spain...

Tick-borne encephalitis in Denmark: New cases in Tisvilde Hegn and on the island of Falster

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In the period from June to mid-August 2020, Statens Serum Institut detected three Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases in patients who, with great certainty, were bitten by ticks...

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Shigella and ETEC vaccine candidate Phase 1 clinical study initiated

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Eveliqure Biotechnologies GmbH, an Austrian biotechnology company, today announces the initiation of clinical testing for its ShigETEC vaccine candidate, with the dosing of the first subject in a Phase...

Ukraine: Tick-borne encephalitis case reported in Volyn

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Ukraine are reporting a tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) case in a 39-year-old woman from Volyn Oblast in the northwestern part of the country. In...

Sweden: 97 percent of two-year-olds were fully vaccinated in 2019, HPV vaccination rates also high

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to the Swedish Public Health Agency’s and the Medical Products Agency’s joint annual report for 2019, adherence to the vaccination program remains...

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) reported in Norway reindeer

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Norwegian Veterinary Institute reported Thursday of a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a wild reindeer shot during the ordinary hunt on the Hardanger...