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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37733239/can-variants-reinfection-symptoms-and-test-types-affect-covid-19-diagnostic-performance-a-large-scale-retrospective-study-of-ag-rdts-during-circulation-of-delta-and-omicron-variants-czechia-december-2021-to-february-2022
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Tomáš Kliegr, Jiří Jarkovský, Helena Jiřincová, Jaroslav Kuchař, Tomáš Karel, David Chudán, Stanislav Vojíř, Michal Zavřel, Ondřej Šanca, Ruth Tachezy
BackgroundThe sensitivity and specificity of selected antigen detection rapid diagnostic tests (AG-RDTs) for SARS-CoV-2 were determined in the unvaccinated population when the Delta variant was circulating. Viral loads, dynamics, symptoms and tissue tropism differ between Omicron and Delta.AimWe aimed to compare AG-RDT sensitivity and specificity in selected subgroups during Omicron vs Delta circulation.MethodsWe retrospectively paired AG-RDT results with PCRs registered in Czechia's Information System for Infectious Diseases from 1 to 25 December 2021 (Delta, n = 20,121) and 20 January to 24 February 2022 (Omicron, n = 47,104)...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37733238/a-postpartum-intervention-for-vaccination-promotion-by-midwives-using-motivational-interviews-reduces-mothers-vaccine-hesitancy-south-eastern-france-2021-to-2022-a-randomised-controlled-trial
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Pierre Verger, Chloé Cogordan, Lisa Fressard, Virginie Gosselin, Xavier Donato, Magalie Biferi, Valérie Verlomme, Pierre Sonnier, Hervé Meur, Philippe Malfait, Patrick Berthiaume, Lauriane Ramalli, Arnaud Gagneur
BackgroundDespite childhood vaccine mandates imposed in 2018 in France, parental vaccine hesitancy (VH) remains frequent. Interventions in Quebec, Canada, applying motivational interviewing (MI) techniques have successfully reduced parents' VH for childhood immunisations.AimTo determine whether MI intervention for mothers in maternity wards in the days after birth in France could significantly reduce VH, increase intentions to vaccinate (VI) their child at 2 months and reduce VH social inequalities.MethodsWe conducted a parallel-arm multicentre randomised controlled trial from November 2021 to April 2022 to compare impacts of MI performed by MI-trained midwives (intervention) vs a vaccination leaflet (control)...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37733237/task-force-for-a-rapid-response-to-an-outbreak-of-severe-acute-hepatitis-of-unknown-aetiology-in-children-in-portugal-in-2022
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Berta Grau-Pujol, João Vieira Martins, Isabel Goncalves, Fernanda Rodrigues, Rita de Sousa, Dina Oliveira, Joana Bettencourt, Diana Mendes, Inês Mateus de Cunha, Sara Pocinho, Ana Firme, Benvinda Estela Dos Santos, André Peralta Santos, Maria João Albuquerque, Pedro Pinto-Leite, Rui Tato Marinho, Paula Vasconcelos
On 5 April 2022, the United Kingdom reported an increase of cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children, several needing hospitalisation and some required liver transplant or died. Thereafter, 35 countries reported probable cases, almost half of them in Europe. Facing the alert, on 28 April, Portugal created a multidisciplinary Task Force (TF) for rapid detection of probable cases and response. The experts of the TF came from various disciplines: clinicians, laboratory experts, epidemiologists, public health experts and national and international communication...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37733236/surveillance-of-sars-cov-2-infection-based-on-self-administered-swabs-denmark-may-to-july-2022-evaluation-of-a-pilot-study
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Kamille Fogh, Tine Graakjær Larsen, Cyril Jean-Marie Martel, Frederik Trier Møller, Lasse Skafte Vestergaard, Ramona Trebbien, Anne-Marie Vangsted, Tyra Grove Krause
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the Danish National Institute for Infectious Disease, Statens Serum Institute (SSI) developed a home-based SARS-CoV-2 surveillance system.AimsWe wanted to determine whether a cohort of individuals performing self-administered swabs for PCR at home could support surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, including detection and assessment of new variants. We also aimed to evaluate the logistical setup.MethodsFrom May to July 2022, 10,000 blood donors were invited to participate, along with their household members...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37733235/job-vacancy-at-the-european-centre-for-disease-prevention-and-control-ecdc
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(no author information available yet)
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37707983/deciphering-mechanisms-of-bla-ndm-gene-transmission-between-human-and-animals-a-genomics-study-of-bacterial-isolates-from-various-sources-in-china-2015-to-2017
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Kaichao Chen, Miaomiao Xie, Ning Dong, Edward Wai Chi Chan, Rong Zhang, Sheng Chen
BackgroundIn China, the bla NDM gene has been recovered from human bacterial isolates since 2011. After 2014, detections of this gene in animal and food bacterial isolates have increasingly been reported.AimWe aimed to understand how bla NDM -bearing bacteria could spread between humans, animals, and animal-derived food.MethodsA total of 288 non-duplicate Escherichia coli strains, including 130 bla NDM -carrying and 158 bla NDM -negative strains were collected from clinical (humans), food-producing animals (pigs) and food (retail pork) sources between 2015 and 2017...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37707982/-eurosurveillance-annual-theme-2024-editors-inviting-submissions-on-changing-urban-environments-and-effects-on-infectious-diseases-and-their-epidemiology-surveillance-prevention-and-control
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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37707981/the-re-emergence-of-influenza-following-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-victoria-australia-2021-to-2022
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Catherine Ga Pendrey, Janet Strachan, Heidi Peck, Ammar Aziz, Jean Moselen, Rob Moss, Md Rezanur Rahaman, Ian G Barr, Kanta Subbarao, Sheena G Sullivan
BackgroundCOVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures, including travel restrictions, limited global circulation of influenza viruses. In Australia, travel bans for non-residents and quarantine requirements for returned travellers were eased in November 2021, providing pathways for influenza viruses to be re-introduced.AimWe aimed to describe the epidemiological and virological characteristics of the re-emergence of influenza in Victoria, Australia to inform public health interventions.MethodsFrom 1 November 2021 to 30 April 2022, we conducted an epidemiological study analysing case notification data from the Victorian Department of Health to describe case demographics, interviewed the first 200 cases to establish probable routes of virus reintroduction and examined phylogenetic and antigenic data to understand virus diversity and susceptibility to current vaccines...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37707980/preliminary-results-on-an-autochthonous-dengue-outbreak-in-lombardy-region-italy-august-2023
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Irene Cassaniti, Guglielmo Ferrari, Sabrina Senatore, Eva Rossetti, Francesco Defilippo, Manuel Maffeo, Luigi Vezzosi, Giulia Campanini, Antonella Sarasini, Stefania Paolucci, Antonio Piralla, Davide Lelli, Ana Moreno, Maira Bonini, Marcello Tirani, Lorenzo Cerutti, Stefano Paglia, Angelo Regazzetti, Marco Farioli, Antonio Lavazza, Marino Faccini, Francesca Rovida, Danilo Cereda, Fausto Baldanti
In August 2023, six locally acquired dengue virus 1 infections were detected in Lodi province, Lombardy Region, in northern Italy, where the vector Aedes albopictus is present. Four cases were hospitalised, none died. The viruses clustered with Peruvian and Brazilian strains collected between 2021 and 2023. This preliminary report highlights the importance of continued integrated surveillance of imported vector-borne virus infections and the potential for tropical disease outbreaks in highly populated regions of northern Italy where competent vectors are present...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37707979/two-cases-of-extensively-drug-resistant-xdr-neisseria-gonorrhoeae-infection-combining-ceftriaxone-resistance-and-high-level-azithromycin-resistance-france-november-2022-and-may-2023
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Clara Maubaret, François Caméléna, Manel Mrimèche, Aymeric Braille, Mathilde Liberge, Mary Mainardis, Clémence Guillaume, Franck Noel, Cécile Bébéar, Jean-Michel Molina, Florence Lot, Emilie Chazelle, Béatrice Berçot
We report two extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) isolates combining high-level resistance to azithromycin and resistance to ceftriaxone, obtained in France from two heterosexual patients, one of whom returned from Cambodia. Whole genome sequencing identified MLST ST16406, the mosaic penA -60.001 which caused ceftriaxone resistance in the internationally spreading FC428 clone, and the A2059G mutation in the 23S rRNA gene. The NG isolates F93 and F94 were related to XDR isolates detected in Austria and the United Kingdom in 2022...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37676149/celebrating-the-third-world-field-epidemiology-day-a-focus-on-medipiet-the-field-epidemiology-training-programme-in-mediterranean-and-black-sea-countries
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Aleksandar Obradovic
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37676148/field-epidemiology-and-public-health-microbiology-training-capturing-the-alumni-perspectives-of-the-training-s-impact
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Justine Schaeffer, Charlotte Christiane Hammer, Iro Evlampidou, Laura Bubba, Zsofia Igloi, Timothée Dub, Annika Wendland, Jane Whelan, Stine Nielsen, Amrish Baidjoe, Alma Tostmann
We present the findings from the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) Alumni Network (EAN) Member Survey conducted in October to December 2021. The EAN consists of field epidemiologists (EPIET) and public health microbiologists (European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM)) who stay connected after their 2-year fellowship. This active alumni network provides opportunities for career development, mentorship, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices for community members, affiliated professionals and public health organisations in Europe...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37676147/first-cases-of-sars-cov-2-ba-2-86-in-denmark-2023
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Morten Rasmussen, Frederik Trier Møller, Vithiagaran Gunalan, Sharmin Baig, Marc Bennedbæk, Lasse Engbo Christiansen, Arieh Sierra Cohen, Kirsten Ellegaard, Anders Fomsgaard, Kristina Træholt Franck, Nicolai Balle Larsen, Tine Graakjær Larsen, Ria Lassaunière, Charlotta Polacek, Amanda Gammelby Qvesel, Raphael Niklaus Sieber, Lasse Dam Rasmussen, Marc Stegger, Katja Spiess, Man-Hung Eric Tang, Lasse Skafte Vestergaard, Thomas Emil Andersen, Silje Vermedal Hoegh, Rune Micha Pedersen, Marianne Nielsine Skov, Kat Steinke, Thomas Vognbjerg Sydenham, Morten Hoppe, Lene Nielsen, Tyra Grove Krause, Henrik Ullum, Pikka Jokelainen
We describe 10 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant BA.2.86 detected in Denmark, including molecular characteristics and results from wastewater surveillance that indicate that the variant is circulating in the country at a low level. This new variant with many spike gene mutations was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization on 17 August 2023. Further global monitoring of COVID-19, BA.2.86 and other SARS-CoV-2 variants is highly warranted...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37676146/a-standardised-protocol-for-relative-sars-cov-2-variant-severity-assessment-applied-to-omicron-ba-1-and-delta-in-six-european-countries-october-2021-to-february-2022
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Tommy Nyberg, Peter Bager, Ingrid Bech Svalgaard, Dritan Bejko, Nick Bundle, Josie Evans, Tyra Grove Krause, Jim McMenamin, Joël Mossong, Heather Mutch, Ajibola Omokanye, André Peralta-Santos, Pedro Pinto-Leite, Jostein Starrfelt, Simon Thelwall, Lamprini Veneti, Robert Whittaker, John Wood, Richard Pebody, Anne M Presanis
Several SARS-CoV-2 variants that evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic have appeared to differ in severity, based on analyses of single-country datasets. With decreased testing and sequencing, international collaborative studies will become increasingly important for timely assessment of the severity of new variants. Therefore, a joint WHO Regional Office for Europe and ECDC working group was formed to produce and pilot a standardised study protocol to estimate relative case-severity of SARS-CoV-2 variants during periods when two variants were co-circulating...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37676145/increase-in-bloodstream-infections-caused-by-emm-1-group-a-streptococcus-correlates-with-emergence-of-toxigenic-m1-uk-belgium-may-2022-to-august-2023
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Juan Pablo Rodriguez-Ruiz, Qiang Lin, Christine Lammens, Pierre R Smeesters, Stefanie van Kleef-van Koeveringe, Veerle Matheeussen, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar
Many European countries have recently reported upsurges in invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections, mainly caused by emm 1 Streptococcus pyogenes , specifically the toxigenic M1UK lineage. We present the epidemiology of emm 1 causing iGAS in Belgium during 2018-August 2023, and describe an emergence of the toxigenic M1UK lineage in Belgium in mid-2022 that was observed as an increase in bloodstream infections caused by emm 1 S. pyogenes that continued into 2023.
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37676144/field-epidemiology-fit-for-the-future
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Susan Hahné, Charlotte Hammer, Alma Tostmann, Jane Whelan, Christopher Williams
In recent years, field epidemiologists have embraced rapidly evolving digital tools, data sources and technologies, and collaborated with an ever-growing field of scientific specialisms. The COVID-19 pandemic put field epidemiology under unprecedented demand and scrutiny. As the COVID-19 emergency recedes, it is timely to reflect on the core values of our profession and the unique challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. In November 2022, alumni of the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) and the European Public Health Microbiology (EUPHEM) training programme celebrated 25 years of EPIET, and the present and future of field epidemiology was discussed...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37676143/sustained-increase-of-paediatric-invasive-streptococcus-pyogenes-infections-dominated-by-m1-uk-and-diverse-emm-12-isolates-portugal-september-2022-to-may-2023
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Catarina Gouveia, Maria Paula Bajanca-Lavado, Rafael Mamede, Ana Araújo Carvalho, Fernanda Rodrigues, José Melo-Cristino, Mario Ramirez, Ana Friães
Since autumn 2022, observed numbers of paediatric invasive group A Streptococcus infections in Portugal (n = 89) were higher than in pre-COVID-19 seasons. Between September 2022 and May 2023, the dominant diagnoses were pneumonia (25/79), mostly with empyema (20/25), and sepsis (22/79). A number of cases required admission to intensive care (27/79) and surgery (35/79), and the case fatality rate was 5.1% (4/79). Genomic sequencing (n = 55) revealed multiple genetic lineages, dominated by the M1UK sublineage (26/55) and more diverse emm 12 isolates (12/55)...
September 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37650908/reversed-urban-rural-gradient-in-covid-19-seroprevalence-and-related-factors-in-a-nationally-representative-survey-poland-29-march-to-14-may-2021
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Michał Czerwiński, Małgorzata Stępień, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Małgorzata Sadkowska-Todys, Adam Zieliński, Jakub Rutkowski, Magdalena Rosińska
BackgroundWe anticipated that people in rural areas and small towns with lower population density, lower connectivity and jobs less dependent on social interaction will be less exposed to COVID-19. Still, other variables correlated with socioeconomic inequalities may have a greater impact on transmission.AimWe investigated how COVID-19 affected rural and urban communities in Poland, focussing on the most exposed groups and disparities in SARS-CoV-2 transmission.MethodsA random digit dial sample of Polish adults stratified by region and age was drawn from 29 March to 14 May 2021...
August 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37650907/ongoing-measles-outbreaks-in-romania-march-2023-to-august-2023
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Mihaela Lazar, Cătălina Pascu, Maria Roșca, Aurora Stănescu
Measles cases have recently been increasing in Romania, with 460 confirmed cases by August 2023. From March 2023, measles cases increased, and outbreaks were recorded in Cluj, Bistrita Nasaud, Sibiu and Mures counties. New D8 virus variants were identified, different from the variants detected in Romania before the COVID-19 pandemic. We here provide epidemiological and molecular data on the current increase in measles cases in the context of the measles elimination process in the World Health Organization European Region...
August 2023: Euro Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37650906/job-vacancy-at-the-european-centre-for-disease-prevention-and-control-ecdc
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(no author information available yet)
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
August 2023: Euro Surveillance
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