A novel variant and known mutation in 23S rRNA gene of #Mycoplasma #pneumoniae was detected during a 2023 outbreak of community-acquired pneumonia among children in Vietnam. Read more in this new early release EID journal article, online now.
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Concurrent outbreaks of #hepatitis A, invasive #meningococcal disease, and #mpox were identified in Florida, primarily among men who have sex with men.

Learn more in this April 2024 #CMEActivity EID journal article: bit.ly/3vtcoBD (Authors: Timothy J. Doyle, et al.)

A cross-sectional study of Crimean-Congo #hemorrhagicfever virus in northern Tanzania found that seroprevalence in humans and ruminant livestock was high.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3U4FGjb (Authors: Ellen C. Hughes, et al.)

A man who migrated to Australia and originated from Sri Lanka was diagnosed with a case of ocular #dirofilariasis after a worm was discovered in his eye.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3xr7Wnt (Authors: Elliott D. Cope, et al.)

Check out this article on Advancing #HepatitisC Elimination through Opt-Out Universal Screening and Treatment in Carceral Settings in the United States, published in EID journal's latest supplement issue on Infectious Diseases and Carceral Health bit.ly/3xBLMPe

#RathepatitisE virus RNA was identified in farmed pigs from Spain, indicating that pigs could serve as viral intermediaries between rodents and humans.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3J4DkdU (Authors: Lucia Rios-Muñoz, et al.)

In 2020, a sylvatic #dengue virus serotype 2 infection outbreak resulted in 59 confirmed dengue cases in Kedougou, Senegal.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3J793v7 (Authors: Idrissa Dieng, et al.) Ghost-Writer

New #Puumalavirus variants were discovered in bank voles in Scania, pinpointing the zoonotic source of local PUUV infection patient cases in southern Sweden.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3U1Ri6x (Authors: Jiaxin Ling, et al.)

#InfectiousDiseases and Carceral Health is the theme for the latest EID journal supplement issue. You can read the articles and see the cover image, Flying or Dying by SkyART Just-Us, online now. bit.ly/49mI1KI

People who are incarcerated are among the most marginalized groups in our society, and their lives—and their experiences with #infectiousdiseases —are often unseen behind the walls of prisons and jails. Read more in EID journal's new supplement issue: bit.ly/49mI1KI

New publication alert🚨: Correlation of #SARSCoV2 in Wastewater and Individual Testing Results in a Jail, Atlanta, Georgia.

You can find this article and others in EID journal's new supplement issue on #InfectiousDiseases and Carceral Health bit.ly/3THBncd

#Tinea genitalis was found in an immunocompetent woman. The infection was caused by #Trichophyton indotineae potentially acquired through sexual contact.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3wEu6C9 (Authors: Stephanie Spivack, et al.)

#InfectiousDiseases and Carceral Health is the theme for the latest EID journal supplement issue. You can read the articles and see the cover image, Flying or Dying by SkyART Just-Us, online now. bit.ly/49mI1KI

Primary amebic #meningoencephalitis caused by #Naegleria fowleri is rare but nearly always fatal. One man in Pakistan survived such an infection after aggressive therapy.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3vBsoRP (Authors: Ahmed Burqi, et al.)

Issyk-Kul virus (ISKV) was isolated from a #bat sampled from Italy in 2021 and ISKV surveillance was conducted in bats collected in Italy during 2017–2023.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/499ueHt (Authors: Davide Lelli, et al.) Davide Lelli

A woman from South Africa reported a nasal mass of 3 years duration that caused occasional difficulty in breathing. She was diagnosed with nasal #rhinosporidiosis .

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/4acQGkf (Authors: Huzaifah Mayet, et al.)

In September 2022, #mpox virus and #swinpox virus were co-circulating in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3xeaCEY (Authors: Thierry Kalonji, et al.)

Avian and mammalian HPAI #H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b strains were found to replicate in the lung of pigs and caused lesions consistent with #influenza A infection.

Learn more in this April 2024 EID journal article: bit.ly/3TRG0Sv (Authors: Bailey Arruda, et al.)

#Tuberculosis #WorldTBDay2024 #EndTB

ECDC RIVM EU Health - #HealthUnion Stop TB Partnership In their research paper published in our #WorldTBDay24 issue, researchers from ECDC Tuberculosis RIVM & San Raffaele describe how they identified a series of genetic markers to simply & rapidly screen for drug-resistant clones of #Tuberculosis

🫁 bit.ly/EUS2912TB