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Brussels university issues mumps warning

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A warning letter concerning mumps cases on the Université libre de Bruxelles campus was issued last week. No specific number of mumps cases are mentioned in the...

CAPNOCYTOPHAGA: It’s not only seen in the immunocompromised

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A recent fatal case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a 63-year-old, immunocompetent German man led me to do this reminder video on this potentially lethal bacterium. In...

Sweden ‘Crypto’ outbreak tops 300 cases since October

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a previous report on the Cryptosporidium outbreak in Sweden, the Public Health Authority, or Folkhalsomyndigheten, report more than 300 cases of...

Cryptosporidium outbreak reported in Alpes-Maritimes, France

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Agence régionale de santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (ARS Paca) is reporting (computer translated) a Cryptosporodium outbreak in Grasse and several surrounding...

Norovirus news: Air Force Academy, Lego event and more

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets sickened in norovirus outbreak A stomach flu has laid low 1 in every 10 cadets at the Air Force Academy since late October, and...

Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Sweden reports increase in Cryptosporidium, most in Stockholm

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Swedish health officials, aka Folkhalsomyndigheten have reported an increase in the parasitic infection, cryptosporidiosis in recent weeks, particularly in November. About half...

Scotland: Two diphtheria cases reported in Edinburgh

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Local media in Edinburgh, Scotland are reporting that two people have been admitted to a local hospital being treated for diphtheria. This has been confirmed by NHS Lothian. According...

Frozen crayfish linked to Sweden Salmonella outbreak, Product recall

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Salmonella Newport outbreak in Sweden, Folkhalsomyndigheten reports the Salmonella Newport outbreak that began late July has grown to 31 cases....

Dengue sexual transmission reported in Madrid

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A young man in Madrid, Spain has been diagnosed with dengue fever contacted via sexual transmission, one of the first cases of sexual transmission of dengue in the world, according...

Sweden officials investigate Salmonella Newport outbreak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Swedish health officials aka Folkhalsomyndigheten report investigating a national outbreak of Salmonella infection last week. According to authorities, with the help...