Microbiology

Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 15:43

Herfst S, Schrauwen EJ, Linster M, Chutinimitkul S, de Wit E, Munster VJ, et al. Science. 2012 Jun 22.

Source: 
Scientific literature
Target: 
Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Microbiology
Tags: 
influenza

“One Health”: vaccinate camels to protect people from MERS

May 11, 2016

Albert Osterhaus, director of the Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ) in Hannover, Germany, is also a vet and a strong promoter of the One Health movement, which aims to consider animals and humans together, as possible sources and vectors of emerging diseases. In his lab MERS-Cov was discovered, which has caused thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths so far, mainly in the Middle East and in Korea. He has studied a new strategy to counteract this disease, vaccinating the dromedary camels, which are the main source of human infections.

Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Vaccination
Tags: 
Video, Vaccine, MERS

Cooperation and engagement for a polio-free world

Friday, May 6, 2016 - 11:11

“We are so close to ending the polio” and “Still 15 years to a polio-free world” are not contradictory statements. They instead describe, with different degree of optimism, the current framework and the objective to be pursued in the fight against this disease. In other words, we are closer than ever to the target of a world free of polio, but much remains to be done to carry the world across the threshold. Polio eradication is the next issue public health authorities will be committed to in midterm future.

Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals, Industry & Commerce, School and Education
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Media, Microbiology, Prevention, Stakeholders, Vaccination
Tags: 
polio, Vaccine, Vaccine safety, Surveillance, engagement, ECDC

Using the web to track flu and other infectious diseases

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 15:29

Flutrackers is an online platform that gather information about infectious diseases from journals, news sources and citizens around the world. It was started in 2006 by a diverse group of volunteers, initially interested in investigating seasonal influenza, novel influenza, and chikungunya. In later years, we expanded our range by including other health threats such as the Ebola and Zika viruses, and drug resistant bacteria.

Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Citizens' Mobilization, Epidemiology, Human Rights, Microbiology, Prevention
Tags: 
flu, influenza, Surveillance

Intensive Care Units are a canary in a coal mine

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 17:54
H1N1 Influenza Virus Particles

During the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic, the issue of how many deaths were associated to the emerging virus was one of the main causes of misunderstanding between authorities and the general public, which ended in a worrying lack of trust. The pandemic, initially presented as a potential serious threat, in the end was no more severe than a common seasonal flu. Unfortunately, even nowadays, it is difficult to ascertain if and how much H1N1 pandemic was different from any other seasonal flu, based on official data.

Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Prevention
Tags: 
H1N1, flu, influenza, Surveillance

2nd International Conference on Influenza

Monday, September 12, 2016 - 09:00

This event will provide an opportunity for the researchers to discuss about the various challenges posed by influenza strains. The researchers from Virology, Microbiology, Public health, Immunologists, Physicians, NHS and healthcare will be available to exchange their thoughts and clinical outcomes on treating flu and related variants.

For further information visit the site. 

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Type: 
General event
Target: 
Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Microbiology
Tags: 
influenza, infectious disease

The European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE)

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 (All day)

The 2015 ESCAIDE conference will take place on 11-13 November 2015. It will be hosted at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, in the heart of the city. The ESCAIDE programme will offer a huge range of exciting presentations, posters, seminars and workshops on all aspects of infectious disease prevention and control.

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Type: 
General event
Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Policy, Prevention, Stakeholders
Tags: 
Epidemics, infection, Surveillance, public health

Human infection with avian influenza A/H7N9 virus: an assessment of clinical severity

Yu H, Cowling BJ, Feng L, Lau EH, Liao Q, Tsang TK, et al. Lancet. 2013 Jul 13;382(9887):138-45.

Background
Characterisation of the severity profile of human infections with influenza viruses of animal origin is a part of pandemic risk assessment, and an important part of the assessment of disease epidemiology. Our objective was to assess the clinical severity of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 virus, which emerged in China in early 2013.

Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Microbiology
Tags: 
influenza, H7N9

The price of prevention: what now for immunisation against meningococcus B?

Moxon R, Snape MD. Lancet. 2013 Aug 3;382(9890):369-70.

Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals, Industry & Commerce
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Prevention, Vaccination
Tags: 
Meningococcus B, BMJ, Vaccine

Lessons to be learned from the Ebola epidemic

Monday, October 12, 2015 (All day)

The Health Department of the European Commission will organise a conference for Member States and partners on lessons to be learned from the Ebola epidemic. The event is organised in close collaboration with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council and will take place in Mondorf-les-Bains from 12 to 14 October 2015. There will be four sessions, each of them focusing on a specific topic:

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Type: 
General event
Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Media, Microbiology, Policy, Prevention, Stakeholders, Treatment, Vaccination
Tags: 
Event, Ebola

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