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2024-01-04ZeitschriftenartikelMultinational collaboration in solving a European Salmonella Braenderup outbreak linked to imported melons, 2021 A genomic cluster of Salmonella Braenderup ST22, a serovar of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica which causes symptoms of gastrointestinal illness, was notified by Danish authorities to the European Centre for Disease ...
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2024-12-18ZeitschriftenartikelSpatial and temporal dynamics of the prevalence of resistance genes and gastrointestinal pathogens in stool samples of German deployment returnees Background: The exploratory study assessed trends in the abundance of CTX-M-type extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and vancomycin-resistance genes vanA and vanB in the stool samples of German soldiers and police ...
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2024-10-20ZeitschriftenartikelSuspected Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in Traveler Returning to Switzerland from Peru We report a suspected case of acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis contracted in Peru, where the disease is not known to occur, in a patient from Switzerland. Although not confirmed by direct diagnostic testing, the clinical ...
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2024-04-11ZeitschriftenartikelExcess mortality in Europe coincides with peaks of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), November 2023 to February 2024 Since the end of November 2023, the European Mortality Monitoring Network (EuroMOMO) has observed excess mortality in Europe. During weeks 48 2023–6 2024, preliminary results show a substantially increased rate of 95.3 ...
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2024-06-18ZeitschriftenartikelReemergence of Clade IIb–Associated Mpox, Germany, July–December 2023 In July 2023, clade IIb–associated mpox reemerged in Germany at low levels, mainly affecting men who have sex with men. We report a representative case and phylogeny of available genome sequences. Our findings underscore ...
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2024-10-23ZeitschriftenartikelGlobal genomic surveillance of monkeypox virus Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is endemic in western and Central Africa, and in May 2022, a clade IIb lineage (B.1) caused a global outbreak outside Africa, resulting in its detection in 116 countries and territories. To understand ...
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2024-04-25ZeitschriftenartikelAvailability of drugs for the treatment of multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in the World Health Organization European Region, October 2023 The BPaLM regimen (bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid and moxifloxacin) recently recommended by the World Health Organization offers short, safe, and effective treatment for multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant ...
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2024-02-22ZeitschriftenartikelApplication of the screening method for estimating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness using routine surveillance data: Germany’s experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 2021 to March 2023 The screening method represents a simple, quick, and practical tool for estimating vaccine effectiveness (VE) using routine disease surveillance and vaccine coverage data, even if these data cannot be linked. In Germany, ...
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2024-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelHighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses from Multispecies Outbreak, Argentina, August 2023 We report full-genome characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus from an outbreak among sea lions (August 2023) in Argentina and possible spillover to fur seals and terns. Mammalian ...
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2024-11-14ZeitschriftenartikelMultinational investigation of a Salmonella Umbilo outbreak reveals rocket salad and baby spinach as the likely infection vehicles, Europe, 2024 A food-borne outbreak with about 200 Salmonella Umbilo cases occurred mainly between July and September 2024 in several European countries. Collaborative work between outbreak teams in Germany, Austria and Denmark, including ...
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2024-02-22ZeitschriftenartikelInterim 2023/24 influenza A vaccine effectiveness: VEBIS European primary care and hospital multicentre studies, September 2023 to January 2024 Influenza A viruses circulated in Europe from September 2023 to January 2024, with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 predominance. We provide interim 2023/24 influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) estimates from two European studies, ...
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2024-09-05ZeitschriftenartikelGenomic analysis of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates from cholera cases, Europe, 2022 Background: The number of cholera cases reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022 was more than double that of 2021. Nine countries of the WHO European Region reported 51 cases of cholera in 2022 vs five ...
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2024-02-06ZeitschriftenartikelGlobal Outbreak Alert and Response Network deployments during the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Western Pacific Region Problem: The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) has responded to more than 100 outbreaks during the past 23 years. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic presented unprecedented operational constraints ...
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2024-01-04ZeitschriftenartikelIncreased number of cryptosporidiosis cases with travel history to Croatia might be related to swimming pools, Germany, 2023 In August and September 2023, an unusually high number of cryptosporidiosis cases identified by routine German surveillance had travelled to Croatia (n = 23). Nine cases had stayed in the same camping resort and seven ...
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2024-03-18ZeitschriftenartikelBus Riding as Amplification Mechanism for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Germany, 2021 To examine the risk associated with bus riding and identify transmission chains, we investigated a COVID-19 outbreak in Germany in 2021 that involved index case-patients among bus-riding students. We used routine surveillance ...
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2026-04-24ZeitschriftenartikelGrippeWeb-Wochenbericht KW16 Kalenderwoche 16 (13.4. – 19.4.2026), Datenstand: 21.4.2026
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2024-04-17ZeitschriftenartikelAntigenic Characterization of Novel Human Norovirus GII.4 Variants San Francisco 2017 and Hong Kong 2019 Norovirus is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis; GII.4 is the predominant strain in humans. Recently, 2 new GII.4 variants, Hong Kong 2019 and San Francisco 2017, were reported. Characterization using GII.4 monoclonal ...
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2024-02-12ZeitschriftenartikelEducation and pandemic SARS-CoV-2 infections in the German working population – the mediating role of working from home Objectives: SARS-CoV-2 infections were unequally distributed during the pandemic, with those in disadvantaged socioeconomic positions being at higher risk. Little is known about the underlying mechanism of this association. ...
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2024-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelGuiding Sentiment Analysis with Hierarchical Text Clustering: Analyzing the German X/Twitter Discourse on Face Masks in the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Social media are a critical component of the information ecosystem during public health crises. Understanding the public discourse is essential for effective communication and misinformation mitigation. Computational methods ...
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2024-11-21Zeitschriftenartikel‘Antimicrobial resistance is invisible. I am not.’