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Italy reports 4 local dengue transmissions in August

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Italian public health authorities have reported four autochthonous dengue fever cases in August (three in Lombardy region and one in Lazio region). 18 total dengue cases have been...

Poland: 5th death due to Legionnaires’ disease in Rzeszow

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to Polish state media, the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the city of  Rzeszow has resulted in five deaths to date. According to health officials, 76 legionella...

Germany reports significant increase in Bordetella parapertussis infections

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Whooping cough is most often caused by Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), more rarely by B. parapertussis.  According to Section 6 of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG), since...

North Macedonia reports 3rd Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the situation with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in North Macedonia, the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of North Macedonia reported Monday on...

Cyprus: Feline Infectious Peritonitis outbreak results in death of up to 30% of cats

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is very common and usually doesn’t cause any serious issues, aside from mild diarrhea. The disease, Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is caused...

Whooping cough in Denmark: Increased incidence of infections reported this summer

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the whooping cough, or pertussis situation in Denmark, new figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) show that the respiratory infection remains at a high level. The...

France reports 1st locally transmitted dengue cases of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The ARS Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region reported recently on two autochthonous, or locally-acquired cases of dengue fever in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. The cases, residents...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever updates: Afghanistan, North Macedonia and Iraq

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In this short Outbreak News TV news video, I briefly go over the latest concerning Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in three countries: Afghanistan, North Macedonia and Iraq. Show...

Stockholm

Measles case reported in traveler onboard Viking Glory from Turku to Stockholm

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) reports a person with measles traveled on the Viking Glory ship on Sunday, August 6, from 8:45 a.m. to 6:55 p.m. from Turku to Stockholm....

Norway: Meningococcal meningtitis case reported in Bærum

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 An 18-year-old resident of Bærum was admitted to hospital on 6 August with meningococcal meningitis. Rikshospitalet reported on 8 August that he died of the disease. The 18-year-old...