Detection of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in < em > Hyalomma marginatum < /em > ticks, southern France, May 2022 and April 2023
Euro Surveill. 2024 Feb;29(6):2400023. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.6.2400023.ABSTRACTCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a potentially severe zoonotic viral disease causing fever and haemorrhagic manifestations in humans. As the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) has been detected in ticks in Spain and antibodies against the virus in ruminant sera in Corsica, it was necessary to know more about the situation in France. In 2022-2023, CCHFV was detected in 155 ticks collected from horses and cattle in southern France.PMID:38333936 | PMC:PMC10853980 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.6.2400023 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - February 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: C élia Bernard Charlotte Joly Kukla Ignace Rakotoarivony Maxime Duhayon Fr édéric Stachurski Karine Huber Carla Giupponi Iyonna Zortman Philippe Holzmuller Thomas Pollet M élanie Jeanneau Alice Mercey Nathalie Vachiery Thierry Lefran çois Claire Garr Source Type: research
Early estimates of nirsevimab immunoprophylaxis effectiveness against hospital admission for respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in infants, Spain, October 2023 to January 2024
Euro Surveill. 2024 Feb;29(6):2400046. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.6.2400046.ABSTRACTThe monoclonal antibody nirsevimab was at least 70% effective in preventing hospitalisations in infants with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Spain (Oct 2023-Jan 2024), where a universal immunisation programme began late September (coverage range: 79-99%). High protection was confirmed by two methodological designs (screening and test-negative) in a multicentre active surveillance in nine hospitals in three regions. No protection against RSV-negative LRTI-hospitalisations was...
Source: Euro Surveill - February 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M ónica López-Lacort Cintia Mu ñoz-Quiles Ainara Mira-Iglesias F Xavier L ópez-Labrador Beatriz Mengual-Chuli á Carlos Fern ández-García Mario Carballido-Fern ández Ana Pineda-Caplliure Juan Mollar-Maseres Maruan Shalabi Benavent Francisco Sanz-He Source Type: research
Encephalitis in HIV-negative immunodeficient patients: a prospective multicentre study, France, 2016 to 2019
ConclusionsVaricella zoster virus is the most frequent cause of infectious encephalitis in ID patients. Immunodeficiency is a major risk factor for poor outcome. ID encephalitis patients should benefit from stringent investigation of cause and early empiric treatment.PMID:38333938 | PMC:PMC10853978 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.6.2300046 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - February 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sophie Landr é Florence Ader Olivier Epaulard Pierre Tattevin Jean Paul Stahl Alexandra Mailles Steering committee and Investigators Source Type: research
Large outbreak of typhoid fever on a river cruise ship used as accommodation for asylum seekers, the Netherlands, 2022
Euro Surveill. 2024 Feb;29(5):2300211. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.5.2300211.ABSTRACTOn 6 April 2022, the Public Health Service of Kennemerland, the Netherlands, was notified about an outbreak of fever and abdominal complaints on a retired river cruise ship, used as shelter for asylum seekers. The diagnosis typhoid fever was confirmed on 7 April. An extensive outbreak investigation was performed. Within 47 days, 72 typhoid fever cases were identified among asylum seekers (n = 52) and staff (n = 20), of which 25 were hospitalised. All recovered after treatment. Consumption of food and tap water on the ship was associa...
Source: Euro Surveill - February 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daisy Ooms Anne de Vries Femke Dh Koedijk Ellen Generaal Ingrid Hm Friesema Maxine Rouvroye Steven Fl van Lelyveld Maaike Jc van den Beld Daan W Notermans Patrick van Schelven Janine Fh van den Brink Tanja Hartog Thijs Veenstra Serena Slavenburg Jan C Sin Source Type: research
Increase in dengue fever in travellers returning from Egypt, Germany 2023
Euro Surveill. 2024 Feb;29(5):2400042. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.5.2400042.ABSTRACTDengue virus (DENV) infections after exposure in Egypt increased in Germany in 2023, with 36 cases vs zero to eight in 2017 to 2022. Over 90% of the patients had stayed on the Red Sea Coast (mostly Hurghada), almost 50% in private residences. Case numbers increased more strongly than traveller numbers. Mosquito control is more difficult in towns than hotel grounds, increasing the risk of infection at private residences. Physicians should consider dengue for unexplained fever after return from Egypt.PMID:38304949 | PMC:PMC10835755 | D...
Source: Euro Surveill - February 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Christina Frank Raskit Lachmann Hendrik Wilking Klaus Stark Source Type: research
Investigation of an airport-associated cluster of falciparum malaria in Frankfurt, Germany, 2022
We describe the clinical, epidemiological and environmental investigations of a cluster of airport malaria cases and measures taken in response. Three Frankfurt International Airport employees without travel histories to malaria-endemic areas were diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Germany in 2022. Two cases were diagnosed within 1 week, and the third one after 10 weeks. Two cases had severe disease, all three recovered fully. The cases worked in separate areas and no specific location for the transmissions could be identified. No additional cases were detected among airport employees. In June and July, direct...
Source: Euro Surveill - February 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Johanna Kessel Anna Rosanas-Urgell Tobias Dingwerth Udo Goetsch Jonas Haller Ralph Huits Johanna H Kattenberg Anna Meinecke Pieter Monsieurs Michael Sroka Torsten Witte Timo Wolf Source Type: research
Identification of a measles variant displaying mutations impacting molecular diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland, 2023
Euro Surveill. 2024 Feb;29(5):2400034. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.5.2400034.ABSTRACTReal-time PCR is one of the most widely used techniques to diagnose measles cases. Here we report measles virus variants with three genetic mutations in the reverse primer annealing site of a widely used PCR. The mutations result in a slight loss of the PCR sensitivity. Variants bearing the three mutations presently circulate in different countries since at least the end of 2021. Our findings highlight the usefulness of molecular surveillance in monitoring if oligonucleotides in diagnostic tests remain adequate.PMID:38304951 | PMC:PM...
Source: Euro Surveill - February 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Francisco-Javier P érez-Rodríguez Pascal Cherpillod Valentine Thomasson Pauline Vetter Manuel Schibler Source Type: research
Determining the timing of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemics: a systematic review, 2016 to 2021; method categorisation and identification of influencing factors
ConclusionMethods and assessment characteristics used to define RSV seasonality are heterogeneous. Our categorisation of methods and proposed framework of factors may assist in choosing RSV seasonality methods and interpretating results.PMID:38304952 | PMC:PMC10835753 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.5.2300244 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - February 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lisa Staadegaard Michel D ückers Jojanneke van Summeren Rob van Gameren Clarisse Demont Mathieu Bangert You Li Jean-Sebastien Casalegno Saverio Caini John Paget Source Type: research
Increased incidence of < em > Mycoplasma pneumoniae < /em > infections and hospital admissions in the Netherlands, November to December 2023
Euro Surveill. 2024 Jan;29(4). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2300724.ABSTRACTMycoplasma pneumoniae is an important cause of pneumonia and extra-pulmonary manifestations. We observed a rise in admissions due to M. pneumoniae infections starting October 2023 in a regional hospital in the Netherlands and an increased incidence in national surveillance data. The incidence in the Netherlands has not been that high since 2011. The patients had a lower median age compared with 2019 and 2020 (28 vs 40 years). M. pneumoniae should be considered in patients with respiratory symptoms, especially children.PMID:38275014 | DOI:10....
Source: Euro Surveill - January 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dita C Bolluyt Sjoerd M Euser Dennis Souverein Annemarie Mc van Rossum Jayant Kalpoe Mireille van Westreenen Marco Goeijenbier Dominic Snijders Dirk Eggink Femke Jongenotter Steven Fl van Lelyveld Marlies A van Houten Source Type: research
Authors' response: Added value of backward contact tracing for COVID-19
Euro Surveill. 2024 Jan;29(4). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2400047.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275015 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2400047 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - January 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Timo Louis Boelsums Maaike Buskermolen all co-authors of the original article Source Type: research
Re-emergence of human leishmaniasis in northern Italy, 2004 to 2022: a retrospective analysis
ConclusionAn epidemic of human leishmaniasis with fluctuating annual numbers of cases, probably related to environmental and climatic factors, was identified in the Bologna LHU. Understanding the risk factors and the environmental characteristics related to places of infection is crucial to evaluate the public health implications of leishmaniasis.PMID:38275016 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2300190 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - January 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Renato Todeschini Muriel Assunta Musti Paolo Pandolfi Mattea Troncatti Morena Baldini Davide Resi Silvano Natalini Federica Bergamini Giorgio Galletti Annalisa Santi Arianna Rossi Gianluca Rugna Bianca Granozzi Luciano Attard Valeria Gaspari Giovanna Ligu Source Type: research
Impact of nirsevimab prophylaxis on paediatric respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related hospitalisations during the initial 2023/24 season in Luxembourg
Euro Surveill. 2024 Jan;29(4). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2400033.ABSTRACTAfter Luxembourg introduced nirsevimab immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), estimated neonatal coverage was 84% (1,277 doses/1,524 births) in 2023. That year, paediatric RSV-related hospitalisations, especially concerning infants < 6 months old (n = 72) seemed to decrease compared to the same period in 2022 (n = 232). In 2023, hospitalised children's mean age increased (14.4 months vs 7.8 months in 2022; p < 0.001) and hospital-stay length decreased (3.2 days vs 5.1 days; p < 0.001). In infants < 6 months old, ...
Source: Euro Surveill - January 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Corinna Ernst Dritan Bejko Leo Gaasch Emilie Hannelas Isaline Kahn Charlotte Pierron Nesrine Del Lero Claude Schalbar Elsa Do Carmo Michel Kohnen Emmanuelle Andlauer Pauline Hublart Silvana Masi Isabel de la Fuente Garcia Anne Vergison Jo ël Mossong Source Type: research
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2024;29(3)
Euro Surveill. 2024 Jan;29(4). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.250125c.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275018 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.250125c (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - January 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eurosurveillance editorial team Source Type: research
Letter to the editor: Added value of backward contact tracing for COVID-19
Euro Surveill. 2024 Jan;29(4). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2400003.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38275019 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2400003 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - January 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Graham Fraser Gareth Hughes Simon Packer Obaghe Edeghere Isabel Oliver Source Type: research
Age-dependent influenza infection patterns and subtype circulation in Denmark, in seasons 2015/16 to 2021/22
ConclusionThe 2021/22 influenza season had a different age distribution compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic seasons.PMID:38275020 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2300263 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - January 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hanne-Dorthe Emborg Amanda Bolt Botnen Jens Nielsen Lasse S Vestergaard Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt Charlotte Munkstrup Karina Lauenborg M øller Charlotte Kjels ø Steen Hulthin Rasmussen Ramona Trebbien Source Type: research
