NewsDesk @bactiman63 In 2022, the Austrian National Reference Centre for Yersinia received 201 primary isolates of Yersinia spp. Of the 201 human isolates, 107 were pathogenic and 94 non-pathogenic. Among...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 From late February 2023 to 10 March 2023, 67 cases of botulism, probably of iatrogenic origin, related to intragastric injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) were reported in Germany...

Children, adolescents and young adults between the ages of 9 and 21 now receive the HPV vaccination free of charge. From February 1st, 2023 you can get vaccinated by family doctors, vaccination centers...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 European health authorities are reporting an increase in diphtheria cases through September this year. As of 26 September 2022, 92 cases of diphtheria among migrants, including a...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has detected an increase in drug-resistant Shigella sonnei infections, mostly in men who have sex with men (MSM).  Currently,...

In a recent article published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, the authors report the unusual case of a girl diagnosed with Neisseria gonorrhoeae after bathing in a heavily frequented hot pool at...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  On Friday morning, Austrian Federal Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein announced a full national COVID-19 lockdown starting on Monday. This...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  In a very unusual case report published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, researchers from New Zealand and Austria describe a case of non sexual transmission of gonorrhea. Here...

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...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Austrian health officials, Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz are reporting 3,026 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases...