Sexually Transmitted Infections Surge in Europe, Latest Data Shows Sexually Transmitted Infections Surge in Europe, Latest Data Shows
Sexually transmitted infections surged across Europe in 2022, with reported cases of gonorrhoea jumping by nearly a half, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Africa: African Health Ministers Commit to End Malaria Deaths
[WHO-AFRO] Yaoundé -- Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed today to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably and equitably address the threat of malaria in the African region, which accounts for 95% of malaria deaths globally. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - March 7, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria Source Type: news

Dengue Outbreaks on Rise in Brazil as Vaccine Rollout Lags Dengue Outbreaks on Rise in Brazil as Vaccine Rollout Lags
Drones fly high above Sao Paulo in search of mosquito-ridden puddles in an effort to tackle the spike in dengue cases around Brazil, as experts say current vaccine supplies...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

What Happened When a Man Got 217 COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines have been key to controlling the pandemic, but researchers in Germany report on one man who took the vaccination message to the extreme. The subject of the research published in Lancet Infectious Diseases is a 62-year-old man from Magdeburg, Germany who claims to have received 217 COVID-19 vaccinations within about 2.5 years. (German prosecutors confirmed he received 130 shots in nine months during an investigation into fraud; ultimately, they did not file criminal charges.) [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It’s not clear why the man wanted so many vaccinations or how he obtained...
Source: TIME: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

AstraZeneca to Invest 650 Million Pounds in UK to Boost Pandemic Preparedness AstraZeneca to Invest 650 Million Pounds in UK to Boost Pandemic Preparedness
AstraZeneca plans to invest 650 million pounds ($826.80 million) in Britain to boost research, development and manufacturing of vaccines, the government announced on...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news

‘Hypervaccinated’ man reportedly received 217 Covid jabs without side effects
German man, who said he had vaccines for ‘private reasons’, suspected of selling certificates to people who didn’t want jabA German man who voluntarily received 217 coronavirus jabs over 29 months showed “no signs” of having been infected with the virus that causes Covid-19 and had not suffered from any vaccine-related side effects, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.The 62-year-old, from Magdeburg, Germany, whom doctors described as “hypervaccinated”, said he had had the large number of vaccines for “private reasons”, according to the researchers from Univers...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Kate Connolly in Berlin and agencies Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Health Science Germany Europe Source Type: news

Argentina fights against vast swarms of mosquitoes blamed for dengue surge
Tens of thousands of dengue cases recorded this year as high temperatures and rainy weather create ‘perfect formula’ for bugsIn his 20 years cleaning the Buenos Aires subway, Mauricio R íos, 52, had never seen anything like it: a vast and noisy swarm of mosquitoes churning in dark clouds the length of the platform at Piedras station.R íos pulled out his phone and filmed the growing swarm for half a minute, before rushing to the break room, contacting his superior and shutting down the station.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires Tags: Global development Argentina World news Americas Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news

Doxy-PEP Cut STIs in San Francisco in Half Doxy-PEP Cut STIs in San Francisco in Half
Postexposure prophylaxis with doxycycline reduced some sexually transmitted infection rates in half in certain populations but concerns about antibiotic resistance remain.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Steep Decline in Chlamydia, Syphilis Rates 'Seals the Case' for DoxyPEP
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Chlamydia and early syphilis cases among at-risk individuals were halved after the introduction of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP), real-world data from San Francisco showed. Over a 13-month period... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

‘Hypervaccinated’ man reportedly received 217 Covid jabs without side-effects
The 62-year-old, from Germany said he had the large number of vaccines for ‘private reasons’, researchers saidA “hypervaccinated” German man who reportedly received 217 Covid jabs in 29 months showed “no signs” of ever being infected with the virus that causes Covid-19 and had not reported any vaccine-related side-effects, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.The 62-year-old, from Magdeburg, Germany said that he had the large number of vaccines for “private reasons”, the researchers from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg said.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: PA Media Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Health Science Germany Europe Source Type: news

Dengue is raging in Brazil. A promising local vaccine is at least a year away
When dengue started to circulate in his small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, Fabio Vilella’s first thought was that he should get his 13-year-old son vaccinated. Children are especially vulnerable, and his son had dengue before, which increases the risk of severe disease. But Vilella, an environmental biologist, soon made a startling discovery: Not a single private clinic or pharmacy in the country had any vaccine left. “I’m really worried,” he says. Brazil is seeing an unprecedented surge in dengue, a viral disease that can cause excruciating pains and is sometimes fatal. An unusually hot ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 5, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

S2 Episode 3: Long-Term Outcomes of Severe RSV Infection in Adults S2 Episode 3: Long-Term Outcomes of Severe RSV Infection in Adults
Join Drs Forest Arnold and Christopher Robinson as they discuss long-term outcomes of severe RSV infection in adults.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases InDiscussion Source Type: news

Africa: Measles Is One of the Deadliest and Most Contagious Infectious Diseases - and One of the Most Easily Preventable
[The Conversation Africa] "You don't count your children until the measles has passed." Dr. Samuel Katz, one of the pioneers of the first measles vaccine in the late 1950s to early 1960s, regularly heard this tragic statement from parents in countries where the measles vaccine was not yet available, because they were so accustomed to losing their children to measles. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

Chimpanzees are dying of human diseases
Humans threaten great ape populations by destroying habitats or poaching animals for zoos and meat – or it seems by infecting them with the common cold. "For as long as humans have been domesticating animals, there have been zoonoses" – or the spread of infectious diseases from animals to humans –…#avian #uganda #kibalenationalpark #antarctica #kyleelliott #mcgilluniversity #montreal #reversezoonoses #rachelnuwer #janegoodall (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wonky Period After COVID Vaccine May Only Happen During One Phase
(MedPage Today) -- Women vaccinated against COVID-19 during the follicular phase of their period had their next cycle last 1 day longer than normal, according to a retrospective cohort analysis of menstrual cycle data. That increase was 1.00 day... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 4, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news