Outbreak of < em > Salmonella < /em > Typhimurium linked to Swedish pre-washed rocket salad, Sweden, September to November 2022
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300299.ABSTRACTIn September 2022, the Public Health Agency of Sweden observed an increase in domestic Salmonella Typhimurium cases through the Swedish electronic notification system, and an outbreak strain was identified with whole genome sequencing. Overall, 109 cases with symptom onset between 17 September and 24 November 2022 were reported from 20 of 21 Swedish regions. The median age of cases was 52 years (range 4-87 years) and 62% were female. A case-control study found cases to be associated with consumption of rocket salad (adjusted odds ratio (aO...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Karolina Fischerstr öm Rikard Dryselius Mats Lindblad Sharon K ühlmann-Berenzon Nadja Karamehmedovic Stefan B örjesson Nasanin Hashemi Ingrid Gunn Ann-Mari Gustavsson Nilla Lindroos Joanna Nederby- Öhd Micael Widerstr öm Ruska Rimhanen-Finne Anni Vai Source Type: research

Sharp increase in gonorrhoea notifications among young people, EU/EEA, July 2022 to June 2023
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2400113.ABSTRACTGonorrhoea cases increased steeply in women aged 20 to 24 years across 15 EU/EEA countries in July to December 2022 and January to June 2023 with, respectively, 73% and 89% more cases reported than expected, based on historical data from 2015 to 2019. Smaller increases among men due to heterosexual transmission were observed in nine EU/EEA countries. Interventions to raise awareness among young people about sexually transmitted infection risks are needed, emphasising the benefit of safe sexual practices and testing.PMID:38456219 | DOI:10.2...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lina Nerlander Lydia Champezou Joana Gomes Dias Gudrun Aspelund Lina Berlot Elisavet Constantinou Asunci ón Díaz Jevgenia Ep štein Erika Fogarassy Victoria Hernando Patrick Hoffmann Derval Igoe Irena Klavs Pedro Pinto Leite Kirsi Liitsola Angeline McIn Source Type: research

Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2023;28(31)
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.240307c.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38456213 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.240307c (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eurosurveillance editorial team Source Type: research

Projecting COVID-19 intensive care admissions for policy advice, the Netherlands, February 2020 to January 2021
ConclusionThe model incorporates basic epidemiological principles and most model parameters were estimated per data source. Therefore, it had potential to be adapted to a more complex epidemiological situation with the rise of new variants and the start of vaccination.PMID:38456214 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300336 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Don Klinkenberg Jantien Backer Nicolette de Keizer Jacco Wallinga Source Type: research

Systematic literature review and meta-analysis on preventing and controlling norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships, 1990 to 2020: calling for behaviour change strategies of travellers
ConclusionsThe findings indicate a need for behavioural interventions to improve personal hygiene, symptom reporting and compliance with isolation measures, and for reconsidering current isolation policies where symptomatic and healthy individuals are isolated in the same cabin.PMID:38456215 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300345 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Varvara A Mouchtouri Evangelia Simou Soteris Soteriades Xanthoula Rousou Katerina Maria Kontouli Dimitra Kafetsouli Leonidas Kourentis Lemonia Anagnostopoulos Christos Hadjichristodoulou Source Type: research

Green cities and vector-borne diseases: emerging concerns and opportunities
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300548.ABSTRACTAligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, nature-based solutions such as urban greening e.g. public gardens, urban forests, parks and street trees, which aim to protect, sustainably manage or restore an ecosystem, have emerged as a promising tool for improving the health and well-being of an ever-increasing urban population. While urban greening efforts have undeniable benefits for human health and the biological communities inhabiting these green zones, disease vector populations may also be affected, possibly promoting greater path...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Florence Fournet Fr édéric Simard Didier Fontenille Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccine against infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and JN.1 variants, prospective cohort study, the Netherlands, October 2023 to January 2024
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2400109.ABSTRACTWe estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccination against self-reported infection between 9 October 2023 and 9 January 2024 in 23,895 XBB.1.5 vaccine-eligible adults who had previously received at least one booster. VE was 41% (95% CI: 23-55) in 18-59-year-olds and 50% (95% CI: 44-56) in 60-85-year-olds. Sequencing data suggest lower protection against the BA.2.86 (including JN.1) variant from recent prior infection (OR = 2.8; 95% CI:1.2-6.5) and, not statistically significant, from XBB.1.5 vaccination (OR =...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anne J Huiberts Christina E Hoeve Brechje de Gier Jeroen Cremer Bas van der Veer Hester E de Melker Janneke Hhm van de Wijgert Susan van den Hof Dirk Eggink Mirjam J Knol Source Type: research

Outbreak of < em > Salmonella < /em > Typhimurium linked to Swedish pre-washed rocket salad, Sweden, September to November 2022
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300299.ABSTRACTIn September 2022, the Public Health Agency of Sweden observed an increase in domestic Salmonella Typhimurium cases through the Swedish electronic notification system, and an outbreak strain was identified with whole genome sequencing. Overall, 109 cases with symptom onset between 17 September and 24 November 2022 were reported from 20 of 21 Swedish regions. The median age of cases was 52 years (range 4-87 years) and 62% were female. A case-control study found cases to be associated with consumption of rocket salad (adjusted odds ratio (aO...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Karolina Fischerstr öm Rikard Dryselius Mats Lindblad Sharon K ühlmann-Berenzon Nadja Karamehmedovic Stefan B örjesson Nasanin Hashemi Ingrid Gunn Ann-Mari Gustavsson Nilla Lindroos Joanna Nederby- Öhd Micael Widerstr öm Ruska Rimhanen-Finne Anni Vai Source Type: research

Sharp increase in gonorrhoea notifications among young people, EU/EEA, July 2022 to June 2023
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2400113.ABSTRACTGonorrhoea cases increased steeply in women aged 20 to 24 years across 15 EU/EEA countries in July to December 2022 and January to June 2023 with, respectively, 73% and 89% more cases reported than expected, based on historical data from 2015 to 2019. Smaller increases among men due to heterosexual transmission were observed in nine EU/EEA countries. Interventions to raise awareness among young people about sexually transmitted infection risks are needed, emphasising the benefit of safe sexual practices and testing.PMID:38456219 | DOI:10.2...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lina Nerlander Lydia Champezou Joana Gomes Dias Gudrun Aspelund Lina Berlot Elisavet Constantinou Asunci ón Díaz Jevgenia Ep štein Erika Fogarassy Victoria Hernando Patrick Hoffmann Derval Igoe Irena Klavs Pedro Pinto Leite Kirsi Liitsola Angeline McIn Source Type: research

Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2023;28(31)
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.240307c.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38456213 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.240307c (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eurosurveillance editorial team Source Type: research

Projecting COVID-19 intensive care admissions for policy advice, the Netherlands, February 2020 to January 2021
ConclusionThe model incorporates basic epidemiological principles and most model parameters were estimated per data source. Therefore, it had potential to be adapted to a more complex epidemiological situation with the rise of new variants and the start of vaccination.PMID:38456214 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300336 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Don Klinkenberg Jantien Backer Nicolette de Keizer Jacco Wallinga Source Type: research

Systematic literature review and meta-analysis on preventing and controlling norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships, 1990 to 2020: calling for behaviour change strategies of travellers
ConclusionsThe findings indicate a need for behavioural interventions to improve personal hygiene, symptom reporting and compliance with isolation measures, and for reconsidering current isolation policies where symptomatic and healthy individuals are isolated in the same cabin.PMID:38456215 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300345 (Source: Euro Surveill)
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Varvara A Mouchtouri Evangelia Simou Soteris Soteriades Xanthoula Rousou Katerina Maria Kontouli Dimitra Kafetsouli Leonidas Kourentis Lemonia Anagnostopoulos Christos Hadjichristodoulou Source Type: research

Green cities and vector-borne diseases: emerging concerns and opportunities
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300548.ABSTRACTAligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, nature-based solutions such as urban greening e.g. public gardens, urban forests, parks and street trees, which aim to protect, sustainably manage or restore an ecosystem, have emerged as a promising tool for improving the health and well-being of an ever-increasing urban population. While urban greening efforts have undeniable benefits for human health and the biological communities inhabiting these green zones, disease vector populations may also be affected, possibly promoting greater path...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Florence Fournet Fr édéric Simard Didier Fontenille Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccine against infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and JN.1 variants, prospective cohort study, the Netherlands, October 2023 to January 2024
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2400109.ABSTRACTWe estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccination against self-reported infection between 9 October 2023 and 9 January 2024 in 23,895 XBB.1.5 vaccine-eligible adults who had previously received at least one booster. VE was 41% (95% CI: 23-55) in 18-59-year-olds and 50% (95% CI: 44-56) in 60-85-year-olds. Sequencing data suggest lower protection against the BA.2.86 (including JN.1) variant from recent prior infection (OR = 2.8; 95% CI:1.2-6.5) and, not statistically significant, from XBB.1.5 vaccination (OR =...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anne J Huiberts Christina E Hoeve Brechje de Gier Jeroen Cremer Bas van der Veer Hester E de Melker Janneke Hhm van de Wijgert Susan van den Hof Dirk Eggink Mirjam J Knol Source Type: research

Outbreak of < em > Salmonella < /em > Typhimurium linked to Swedish pre-washed rocket salad, Sweden, September to November 2022
Euro Surveill. 2024 Mar;29(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.10.2300299.ABSTRACTIn September 2022, the Public Health Agency of Sweden observed an increase in domestic Salmonella Typhimurium cases through the Swedish electronic notification system, and an outbreak strain was identified with whole genome sequencing. Overall, 109 cases with symptom onset between 17 September and 24 November 2022 were reported from 20 of 21 Swedish regions. The median age of cases was 52 years (range 4-87 years) and 62% were female. A case-control study found cases to be associated with consumption of rocket salad (adjusted odds ratio (aO...
Source: Euro Surveill - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Karolina Fischerstr öm Rikard Dryselius Mats Lindblad Sharon K ühlmann-Berenzon Nadja Karamehmedovic Stefan B örjesson Nasanin Hashemi Ingrid Gunn Ann-Mari Gustavsson Nilla Lindroos Joanna Nederby- Öhd Micael Widerstr öm Ruska Rimhanen-Finne Anni Vai Source Type: research