Communicable disease threats report, 1 – 7 March 2025, week 10
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 1 – 7 March 2025 and includes updates on cholera associated with holy well water from Ethiopia, chikungunya, Avian flu detected in cats, SARS-CoV-2 variant classification, an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, measles, Ebola, and MERS. Source link
Early Release – Prevalence of Herpes B Virus in Wild Long-Tailed Macaques, Thailand, 2018–2024 – Volume 31, Number 4—April 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. Krittiga Sapkanarak, Jiro Yasuda, Murasaki Amano, Suthirote Meesawat, Taratorn Kemthong, Titiporn Kaikaew, and Suchinda Malaivijitnond Author affiliation: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (K. Sapkanarak, T. Kaikaew, S. […]
Early Release – Alistipes Bacteremia in Older Patients with Digestive and Cancer Comorbidities, Japan, 2016–2023 – Volume 31, Number 4—April 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. Alistipes is an anaerobic bacterium rarely detected in clinical samples. Initially described as a bile-resistant, pigment-producing, gram-negative bacillus (1,2), Alistipes was classified as a new genus in 2003 […]
Early Release – Neutralizing Antibody Response to Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Dairy Farm Workers, Michigan, USA – Volume 31, Number 4—April 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. Min Z. Levine , Feng Liu, Natasha Bagdasarian, Crystal Holiday, Stacie Jefferson, Zhu-nan Li, Claudia Pappas, Terrence Tumpey, Timothy M. Uyeki, Alexandra M. Mellis, Krista Kniss, Joseph Coyle, Seth […]
Communicable disease threats report, 22 – 28 February 2025, week 9
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 22-28 February and includes updates on Legionnaires’ disease, chikungunya, dengue, influenza A(H5N1), Ebola, unknown disease in DRC, poliomyelitis, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA. Source link
Early Release – Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant – Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Ehrlichia chaffeensis ehrlichiosis is a tickborne bacterial infection transmitted by the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) endemic to the southeastern and south-central United States (1). Because organ transplant–associated transmission is rare, screening of organ donors for ehrlichiosis is not routine, but infection in transplant recipients is possible (2–5). We report a case of donor-derived E. […]
Early Release – Themes of Holism and Reductionism in the Quest for the Cause of Tuberculosis – 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. Hans Schadow (1862–1924), print of original oil on canvas portrait of Rudolf Virchow (1896). The Illustrated London News (London, UK; October 8, 1898). Private collection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. […]
Early Release – Diphtheria Outbreak among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, 2023, Linked to 2022 Diphtheria Outbreak, Frankfurt am Main, Germany – 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: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany (J. Haller); European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden (J. Haller); Gesundheitsamt Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, […]
Early Release – Emerging Trends in Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, Japan – Volume 31, Number 4—April 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. Figure 1 Figure 1. Number of reported STSS (all-cause, including GAS and other streptococcal groups) and GAS pharyngitis reported in Japan during 1999–2024. GAS pharyngitis is reported weekly […]
Early Release – Maternal and Fetal Implications of Oropouche Fever, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, 2024 – Volume 31, Number 4—April 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: Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil (J.P. Cola, A.P. Brioschi dos Santos, R. Lubiana Zanotti, A. Endlich da Silva Dela Costa, […]
