Communicable disease threats report, 15 – 21 February 2025, week 8
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 15-21 February and includes updates on cholera, avian influenza A(H9N2) and A(H5N1), chikungunya, Ebola, Legionnaires’ disease, dengue, an unknown disease in DRC, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA. Source link
Early Release – High Prevalence of atpE Mutations in Bedaquiline-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates, Russia – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) remains a major problem of the public health system. In 2022, TB was newly diagnosed and officially notified in ≈7.5 million persons, and the total number of deaths caused by TB was 1.30 million. In 2019, TB was the 13th leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of death from […]
Early Release – Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Community Hospital, Luanda, Angola – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Investigacao em Saude, Luanda, Angola (N.M. Francisco); IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy (A. Gaviraghi, F. Alladio, E. Salvador, G. […]
Early Release – Mycobacterium nebraskense Isolated from Patients in Connecticut and Oregon, USA – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Mycobacterium nebraskense is a slow-growing, scotochromogenic mycobacterium first described in 2004 after it was isolated from 5 patients at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, USA (1). Each patient had symptomatic lung disease; more detailed clinical information was reported for 1 patient with underlying emphysema, bronchiectasis, and a mass-like lung lesion who […]
Early Release – Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis in Infants, New York, New York, USA, 2022–2023 – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) invasive infections and upper respiratory tract colonization have declined since the introduction of polysaccharide conjugate Hib vaccines, but sporadic cases still occur, leading to serious illness or death, especially in young children (1,2). Undervaccinated communities can serve as reservoirs for Hib colonization. Prior investigations of invasive Hib case clusters identified […]
Early Release – Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer in Victoria, Australia, 2017–2022 – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliation: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (B. Ravindran, K. Carville); Australian […]
Early Release – Portraying Tuberculosis Through Western Art, 1000–2000 CE – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliation: Université Paris Cité, Paris, France (Y. Kherabi); Université Paris-Saclay, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France (P. Charlier); Biologie–Institut de France, Paris, France (P. Charlier). In 2025, tuberculosis (TB) still […]
Early Release – Genetic Diversity and Geographic Spread of Henipaviruses – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliation: Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y. Kane); Institut Pasteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (B. Nalikka, A. Tendu, V. Omondi, K.M. Bienes, V. […]
Early Release – Mycobacterium ulcerans in Possum Feces before Emergence in Humans, Australia – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Bridgette J. McNamara , Jack Cornish, Kim R. Blasdell, Eugene Athan, Naomi E. Clarke, Tiffany Pe, Mohammad Akhtar Hussain, Michael Muleme, Ee Laine Tay, Michael Dunn, Victoria Boyd, Anjana […]
Early Release – Candida auris Outbreak and Epidemiologic Response in Burn Intensive Care Unit, Illinois, United States, 2021–2023 – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA (H.J. Barbian, M.K. Hayden); Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA (L. Lie, A. Harrington, J. Carson, D.H. […]
