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Mashup Score: 18Respiratory syncytial virus infections – recent developments providing promising new tools for disease prevention - 5 month(s) ago
eurosurveillance.org is the online home of Eurosurveillance, Europe’s journal on infectious disease surveillance, epidemiology, prevention and control.
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Mashup Score: 157
A monoclonal antibody for universal respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis in infants has recently been licensed. We share our experiences of integrating nirsevimab into the regional immunisation programme in Galicia, Spain. After a 3-week hospital-based immunisation campaign with flexible individualised appointments and educational activities, nirsevimab uptake was 97.5% in the high-risk group, 81.4% in the catch-up group and 92.6% in infants born during the campaign. This successful implementation strategy can serve as a model and may inform other countries’ programmatic deliberations.
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Nearly 93% of babies born in Galicia, Spain this fall were given #nirsevimab (Beyfortus), the monoclonal antibody that protects against severe #RSV, in a clearly successful hospital-based distribution program. US supplies have been severely constrained. https://t.co/NbcQ5ic90r
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Mashup Score: 81
In September 2023, a severe outbreak of type B botulism with fifteen cases was linked to consumption of canned sardines at a restaurant in Bordeaux, France, during the Rugby World Cup. The cases were from seven countries. One death was recorded. Outbreak investigation using credit card data, rapid communication between health authorities of the affected countries and broad media communication allowed identification of cases and exposed persons and prevented further severe outcomes.
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Investigating a dangerous outbreak of #botulism during this year's Rugby World Cup, public health responders used credit card data to trace 29 people from 7 countries who'd ordered contaminated sardines at a Bordeaux restaurant. Cool epidemiology! https://t.co/jK8QFSfEu0
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Mashup Score: 87Preliminary investigation of a significant national Cryptosporidium exceedance in the United Kingdom, August 2023 and ongoing - 6 month(s) ago
Routine laboratory surveillance has identified an unprecedented and ongoing exceedance of Cryptosporidium spp. across the United Kingdom, notably driven by C. hominis transmission, since 14 August 2023. Information from 477 reported cases in England and Wales, followed up with a standardised exposure questionnaire as of 25 September 2023, identified foreign travel in 250 (54%) of 463 respondents and swimming in 234 (66%) of 353 cases. A significant, common exposure has not yet been identified in first analyses.
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The UK has seen a startling rise in cases of #Cryptosporidium this autumn. Crypto causes diarrheal disease that can last a week or 2. It can be contracted through contaminated water, farm animals or foods. Early report on the outbreak in @Eurosurveillanc. https://t.co/lJbbmTJepp https://t.co/sTt7HiUXuW
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Mashup Score: 81Preliminary investigation of a significant national Cryptosporidium exceedance in the United Kingdom, August 2023 and ongoing - 7 month(s) ago
Routine laboratory surveillance has identified an unprecedented and ongoing exceedance of Cryptosporidium spp. across the United Kingdom, notably driven by C. hominis transmission, since 14 August 2023. Information from 477 reported cases in England and Wales, followed up with a standardised exposure questionnaire as of 25 September 2023, identified foreign travel in 250 (54%) of 463 respondents and swimming in 234 (66%) of 353 cases. A significant, common exposure has not yet been identified in first analyses.
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The UK has seen a startling rise in cases of #Cryptosporidium this autumn. Crypto causes diarrheal disease that can last a week or 2. It can be contracted through contaminated water, farm animals or foods. Early report on the outbreak in @Eurosurveillanc. https://t.co/lJbbmTJepp https://t.co/sTt7HiUXuW
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Mashup Score: 2First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023 - 8 month(s) ago
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.
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Info in @Eurosurveillanc on first cases of BA.2.86 in #Denmark - 7 female, 3 male - Mean age 57 - All #vaccinated against #COVID19 at least 3x - Sx were cough, SOB & fever -Some had underlying disease or received immune-modulating tx -None severely ill https://t.co/eHWWFezgWR
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Mashup Score: 7First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023 - 8 month(s) ago
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.
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https://t.co/tkjN39JdkJ Description of first set of BA2.86 cases in Denmark
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Mashup Score: 5
Background Meta-analyses and single-site studies have established that children are less infectious than adults within a household when positive for ancestral SARS-CoV-2. In addition, children appear less susceptible to infection when exposed to ancestral SARS-CoV-2 within a household. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) has been associated with an increased number of paediatric…
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"suggests that the role of children in household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has increased during the VOC-dominant period" -perhaps because community transmission is now everywhere? https://t.co/tBJHElvoKo
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Mashup Score: 3
Since May 2022, over 21,000 mpox cases have been reported from 29 EU/EEA countries, predominantly among men who have sex with men (MSM). The Netherlands was the fourth most affected country in Europe, with more than 1,200 cases and a crude notification rate of 70.7 per million population. The first national case was reported on 10 May, yet potential prior transmission remains unknown. Insight…
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Look back study , finding no evidence for MPox circulation prior to May https://t.co/7pywz05GXU
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Mashup Score: 4
Since May 2022, over 21,000 mpox cases have been reported from 29 EU/EEA countries, predominantly among men who have sex with men (MSM). The Netherlands was the fourth most affected country in Europe, with more than 1,200 cases and a crude notification rate of 70.7 per million population. The first national case was reported on 10 May, yet potential prior transmission remains unknown. Insight…
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It's not known when last year's #mpox outbreak began; some experts have theorized it had been transmitting outside of endemic countries for years. A new study from the Netherlands suggests that at least there, spread may indeed have started in May 2022. https://t.co/tZB9X7j0gF
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Editorial in Eurosurveilance on development in RSV prevention, and experience with long acting monoclonals in Spain https://t.co/JjrMzhu6DE and https://t.co/mYMAxPsLZm