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Vibrio in Sweden: Cases start to decrease after a heavy July

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Swedish Public Health Agency, or Folkhalsomyndigheten reports during the summer of 2021, 29 cases of the more serious vibrio infection in wounds or blood during...

France reports 1st local transmission of dengue in Var department

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with ARS Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur reported on July 29 a locally transmitted dengue fever case in an individual from Toulon in Var Department. The patient did not...

Bulgaria COVID-19: 7 Delta variants and one Beta variant reported

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Seven cases of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, known as the Indian variant, and one case of the Beta variant, known as the South African variant, were identified...

European officials report on Salmonella Braenderup outbreak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) today reported on a Salmonella Braenderup ST22 cluster in Denmark that has affected 27 people from late...

AstraZeneca vaccine: Norway and Denmark researchers show an increased rate of rare but serious blood clots in the brain and venous blood clots

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Following the initial reports of rare side effects after vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine (Vaxevria), a registry study was initiated quickly. The study includes...

Germany reports reduction in avian influenza cases

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the avian influenza outbreak situation in Germany, the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI) reports around 1,200 HPAIV H5 cases in wild birds and 245 outbreaks...

Finland waits for EMA decision on Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The  Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) will consider the inclusion of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine in the Finnish vaccine programme...

AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria: European officials find blood clots should be listed as very rare side effect

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A few weeks ago, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) reported that the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca was not associated with an increase in the overall risk of blood clots. Today,...

Dengue vaccine candidate: Takeda begins regulatory submissions in the EU and Dengue-endemic countries

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced recently that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the Company’s filing packages for its dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) which is being investigated...

Avian influenza events in Germany: No sign of ending

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The risk of avian influenza is high in Germany, according to the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI). The bird flu events have reached a second high point in February, officials...