#MERS- CoV, 2025 Since the beginning of 2025 and as of 21 December 2025, a total of 19 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome #coronavirus, including 4 deaths have been reported. Of the 19 cases, 17 were reported by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and 2 from France. www.who.int/emergencies/...

🥳 Guinea and Kenya eliminated sleeping sickness. 🥳 Niger became the first African country to eliminate river blindness. 🥳 Georgia, Suriname and Timor-Leste were certified malaria-free. 🥳 Brazil eliminated mother-to-child transmission of #HIV. 🔗 bit.ly/49wdcpl

"Dive into 'The Plains of Passage' by Jean M. Auel! Ayla and Jondalar trek across prehistoric european steppes in an odyssey of love, danger, and discovery. 📖🌍 #JeanMAuel #PrehistoricNovel"

A 75-YO♀️ 4 year of minocycline for chronic osteomielitis: a 3-year of gradually darkening facial skin, diffuse blue–gray #hyperpigmentation on her face & ears, with sparing of an area beneath her right eye, where she had received a skin graft 6 years before 1/2 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm2111130 #IDSky

Detection of wild poliovirus type 1 in environmental sample in Germany linked to WPV1 last identified from an environmental sample collected in Afghanistan. No associated cases of paralysis have been detected in Germany. www.who.int/europe/news/...

- Fly bites, - skin lesion in an asymptomatic traveler returned from Tanzania and - a buffy coat smear ➕ 1/3 doi.org/10.1016/j.id... #parasitology #Medicine

Avian flu continues to impact birds across #Europe, with limited human transmission risk. Surveillance and biosecurity remain crucial to control outbreaks. More info: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/avian-inf... #AvianFlu #PublicHealth

A Pragmatic Trial of Glucocorticoids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A 17-YO♂️ from Indian: 5 years of episodes of secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures. MR: “hole-with-dot” sign in the brain parenchyma, scalp and facial muscles, and the tongue. Two buff-colored translucent conjuctival cysts in his left eye ½ doi.org/10.4269/ajtm... #IDSky #neurology

#Chikungunya #virus disease- Global situation Per available data from January to September 2025, 263 592 suspected and 181 679 confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 CHIKV disease-related deaths have been reported globally. 👇 www.who.int/emergencies/...

The #Global Burden of #Chagas Disease Study 2023 #updated estimates show decreasing prevalence and incidence in endemic countries, highlighting the importance of socioeconomic development, housing conditions, and vector-control policies.

#ArtificialIntelligence in Infection Surveillance: Data Integration, Applications and Future Directions www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #infectiousdiseases #MicroSky #IDSky #MedSky

Between 20 September and 30 October 2025, a total of 404 confirmed human cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF), including 42 deaths, were reported by national health authorities in two West African countries: #Mauritania and #Senegal www.who.int/emergencies/...

10-year-old boy ♂️, handles sheep: nodule lesion in target pattern for 3 days, and another erythematous maculopapular lesion at a different stage of evolution; in the previous week, ipsilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. ½ continuum.aeped.es #pediatrics #infectiousdiseases

First clinical pregnancy following #AI-based microfluidic #sperm detection and recovery in non-obstructive azoospermia - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A 20-y-o♀️: sore throat, inflamed tonsils & 7 days of R upper quadrant pain; posterior cervical lymph nodes, &+ Murphy sign. Leukocytosis &⏫liver enzymes. CT: an enlarged gallbladder, thickened wall, pericholecystic fluid collection & hepatosplenomegaly. No stones 1/3 doi.org/10.1503/cmaj... #IDSky

A 42-year-old man: a 1-month of an intensely pruritic, migratory, moving a few millimeters to a few centimeters daily, serpiginous, erythematous raised tract on his right foot eruption after a vacation in Nigeria. 1/2 www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1... #Dermatology #Medicine

I love the work of #microbiologists when they diagnose!: - In peripheral blood film, dividing forms of T. brucei (A) or ring form of P. falciparum (B) or - In stool, corticated Ascaris lumbricoides ovum (C) or Trichuris trichiura ovum (D). doi.org/10.4269/ajtm... #microbiology #parasitology

64-YO male renal transplant: a tumour with dark pigmentation in the Achilles región gradually growing in size. 🔬: (a) granulomatous infiltrate (b) thick-walled septate structures 🧫(a) grey-olivaceous colour. (b) 🔬 appearance ½ DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2012.06.004 #microbiology #dermatology

A 30-year-old lady: recurrent swelling and pus discharge from a laparotomy surgery scar for 3 months. Culture: septate hyphae with geniculate, sympoidal conidiophores bearing conidia through pores 1/3 doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.144198 #mycology #IDSky

A 35-year-old male agriculturist: multiple asymptomatic swellings on the dorsum of right hand, both feet, and ankle region of 6 months’ duration, occasional yellowish discharge. Cultures: pigmented fungi on Sabouraud's dextrose agar doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.198770 1/2 #IDSky #Medicine #mycology

#LongCOVID is here to stay—even in #children and can be exacerbated by reinfections and sustained by high viral circulation The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

56-year-old farmer, #Peru: Itching and pain in an erythematous, scaly, scarred area of ​​the wrist for 8 years (a) 🔬: Brown muriform or fumagoid cells with a central septum (b) 🧫: Black, hairy colonies (c); hyphae and conidia (d) ½ dx.doi.org/10.4067/s071... #IDSky #microbiology

Global alert: #WHO reports rising monkeypox cases in Europe & Americas. Surveillance & vaccination remain crucial for control. More info: www.who.int/news/item/20... #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #Mpox

22-year-old male with #eosinophilia, #asthma, and elevated IgE. CT scan: multiple cylindrical #bronchiectasis with central predominance. 1/2 www.revista-portalesmedicos.com/revista-medi...

Outbreak of new COVID-19 variant in South Africa: Study in @TheLancet reveals concerning mutations in the C.1.2 strain. Possible increased transmissibility. More information: thelancet.com/journals/lan.... #GlobalHealth

🚨 New @TheLancet study: Global cholera cases rising in 2024, with severe outbreaks in conflict zones and linked to climate change. Enhanced surveillance and safe water access are critical! 🔗: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New forecasts reveal that 39 million deaths will be directly attributable to #bacterial antimicrobial #resistance (AMR) between 2025-2050 wellcome.org//news/new-fo...

Spain emerges from its worst pertussis outbreak: 12 deaths, nearly 29,000 cases. Health authorities now reviewing infant vaccination schedules. 📎 Source: El País #Pertussis #Epidemiology #PublicHealth

55-y-o ♀️ renal #transplant 14 years prior: febrile, pneumonia, headache and #lethargy #MRI: bubble-like, T2-hyperintense signal foci without diffusion restriction involving the bilateral basal ganglia, with mild vasogenic edema A lumbar puncture: ⏫opening pressure 1/2 doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...

55-year-old male, painless skin lesion on finger, sheep farmer, 5 days' evolution: Exudate, central eschar, afebrile, otherwise healthy. What’s the diagnosis? dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/art... DOI:10.5209/dialnet.8991409 1/2 #MedCases #IDBlueSky

A 27-YO man #HIV + , unprotected #sex with a male partner, receptive oral and anal intercourse: fever, rash over his chest, abdomen and extremities (a few scattered vesicular and pustular lesions were also found on his extremities), and tenosynovitis in his left wrist ½ DOI: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...

#ID Alert! 🚨 Autochthonous #dengue and #chikungunya cases are rising in #Europe (France, Italy) due to the expanding Aedes #mosquito range. Vector control & surveillance are crucial to prevent larger outbreaks. 🔗 Source: ECDC Weekly CDTR, Week 40/2025: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...

Dive into the captivating world of Jean M. Auel's "The Clan Of The Cave Bear". An epic tale of survival, love, and discovery in prehistoric times. Ayla awaits for an unforgettable journey. Don't miss it! 🦴 #PrehistoricFiction #MustRead

New Chapare virus cases in #Bolivia confirm person-to-person transmission. Enhanced surveillance in endemic areas. 📖 Reference: CDC www.cdc.gov/chapare/abou... #ChapareVirus #Epidemiology #PublicHealth

"The Valley of Horses" by Jean M. Auel: A gripping tale of Ayla, a joung prehistoric heroine battling survival in a harsh world. A novel blending adventure, resilience, and human connection in the age of Neanderthals. 🏹🐎 #HistoricalFiction #Prehistory

A significant proportion of patients with #chikungunya fever develop rheumatoid #arthritis after infection with the virus, according to a recent meta-analysis (Trop Med Infect Dis 2025; 10[2]:54). 👇 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed10020054

Changing clinical and laboratory characteristics of Progressive Multifocal #Leukoencephalopathy: a retrospective national cohort study url: academic.oup.com/cid/article/...

Galicia's #gonorrhoea #vaccination programme - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Global spread of clade Ib #mpox: a growing concern - The Lancet Microbe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"#Measles is a nasty #virus which spreads very quickly in communities where many children and adults are unvaccinated with MMR, especially in nurseries and schools."

📖 Delve into #prehistory with the #novel "The Clan of the Cave Bear" by Auel. Follow Ayla, a Cro-Magnon girl adopted by Neanderthals, as she struggles to survive and find her place in a hostile world. A fascinating journey to the origins of humanity. 🐻✨

8-day-old newborn: fever, poorly defined right preauricular inflammation, erythematous, and whitish secretion in the right buccal mucosa. 1/2 ✍️AL Martínez de Morentin y col. @ContinuumAEP continuum.aeped.es #Medicine #MedEd

#Chikungunya #epidemic risk: A call to action #podcast #vaccine www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ucp...

New advances for #drug-resistant #tuberculosis Two phase 2b trials have identified sutezolid and delpazolid, as alternative oxazolidinones with strong antimicrobial activity that could be candidates to potentially replace linezolid in BPaL regimens. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Mediterranean #Bacteria May Harbor New Mosquito Solution Bacterial isolates from the Mediterranean island of Crete act as insecticides against Culex mosquitoes, which can transmit human pathogens such as West Nile virus & Rift Valley fever #virus www.idse.net/a/wTABAA/t

A 65-year-old male, kidney transplantation: pain on swallowing for both solids and liquids. An upper endoscopy: white cheesy "curd" plaque-like lesion ½ www.statpearls.com/quiz/qotd/24... #IDSky #Medicine

13-month-old infant with Down syndrome: fever, runny nose with nasal erosions, and well-defined indurated erythematous plaque on both cheeks and tonsillar hyperemia. 1/2 ✍️A. Coccolo et al. continuum.aeped.es #pediatrics #IDSky

A worrying rise in #chikungunya cases has been reported in UK #travellers. Source: www.gov.uk/government/n... Global mobility highlights the need for epidemiological surveillance. Prevention is key.