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First reported case of Andes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome treated with a combination of favipiravir, ribavirin, icatibant and baricitinib - ScienceDirect A 69-year-old Spanish man, repatriated following a multinational ANDV outbreak aboard a cruise ship, was managed in a high-level […]

Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines A good summary. Everything you need to know about the current situation and the evidence behind it https://www.who.int/news/item/16-05-2026-statement-on-the-antigen-composition-of-covid-19-vaccines

Spain reports new #hantavirus case linked to Madrid hospital. #Spain confirmed on Monday a new hantavirus #andes case among individuals placed under preventive quarantine at a hospital in Madrid. The case corresponds to a close contact identified as part of epidemiological monitoring following […]

Ebola outbreak: WHO declares emergency, US restricts travel, American infected. Via @arstechnica #Ebola #Health ❤️‍🩹 🧑‍⚕️

Another #pandemic will come as surely as the sun rises each day, and the U.S. is not prepared. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/pandemic-preparedness-after-covid

Rapid scientific advice on infection, prevention and control measures for patients in healthcare settings with #andesvirus (ANDV) disease https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/rapid-scientific-advice-infection-prevention-and-control-measures-patients #hantavirus

New #Ebola #outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 65 deaths and 246 cases with suspected Ebola. Africa CDC Calls Urgent Regional Coordination Meeting Following Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Ituri Province, DRC – Africa CDC […]

Presence and Persistence of Andes Virus RNA in Human Semen "We demonstrate that the ANDV genome persists within the reproductive tract for at least 71 months. Genome sequence analysis early and late after infection reveals a low number of mutations (two single nucleotide variants and one […]

Preliminary analysis of Orthohantavirus andesense virus sequences from a cruise-ship related cluster, May 2026 - #hantavirus - Virological important document of scientific collaboration from multiple countries and carried out really quickly […]

Fosfomycin versus ciprofloxacin for febrile neutropenia prophylaxis in high-risk haematological patients (FOVOCIP): a phase 3, open-label, multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial - ScienceDirect #fosfomycin did not demonstrate non-inferiority to #ciprofloxacin in the prevention of […]

Complete sequence of Orthohantavirus Andes virus: Swiss resident 2026 - Other Viruses - Virological On 5 May 2026, the Swiss National Reference Center for Emerging Viral Infections (Geneva University Hospitals) confirmed a case of Andes strain in a Swiss resident who had travelled on the MV […]

Those who landed on the island of Saint Helena are already being detected and controlled. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvpzgn26edo #hantavirus #virusandes

In the case of the Hantavirus outbreak on the cruise, I am waiting for the PCR from the flight attendant. The logic, so far, of Hantavirus is that the ship's passengers have surely been infected on land and the probable person-to-person transmission could have occurred in the deceased couple […]

Good article here on the latest about the #hantavirus sicknesses on the cruise ship near Cape Verde. "Those most at risk are likely to be the ship’s other passengers. For now, the plan is for the Hondius to continue to the Canary Islands, Van Kerkhove says, where Spain will conduct a thorough […]

Most complete article I have read about the #hantavirus outbreak on the #cruise ship: Cruise ship’s hantavirus outbreak puts researchers in uncharted territory | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory

"Three people have died after a suspected #hantavirus outbreak on a #cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC. One case of hantavirus has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation, it said. One British national aged […]

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95% of penicillin allergy labels are wrong. ​A 40-hospital study shows that Direct Oral Challenges safely "delabel" "penicillin allergic" patients, drastically reducing the use of WHO-restricted antibiotics. Better testing = better antibiotic stewardship. #AMR academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

Women are 73% more likely to be severely injured in a car crash, and 17% more likely to die than men. All because car companies have been resisting testing for women since forever. I’m not surprised on several levels, as I’ve gotten older and have larger breasts, seatbelts basically are […]

Revisiting diagnostics: discarding the urine dipstick is way overdue - Clinical Microbiology and Infection "Preliminary experience after complete removal of #urinedipsticks from emergency departments of all hospitals providing acute care in North Denmark Region showed an approximate 20% […]

Evidence for Selection of Doxycycline Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Doxycycline Preexposure Prophylaxis Study "We conclude that the data from these 2 studies are compatible with doxyPEP/PrEP selecting for antimicrobial resistance in S. aureus at both individual and population levels" […]

Harvard PhD Graduates To Propel Scientific Discovery at a Pivotal Moment https://hms.harvard.edu/news/harvard-phd-graduates-propel-scientific-discovery-pivotal-moment

SNAP Trial Helps Resolve Long-Running Controversies Over Management of Staph Bacteremia - Highlights from the cefazolin study: Cefazolin was noninferior to flucloxacillin for 90-day mortality in MSSA bacteremia — 15.0% and 17.0%, respectively. Acute kidney injury rates were lower in the […]

The new regime's gag order on federal public health agencies comes at exactly the wrong time. #H5N1 can adapt to efficient human-to-human transmission at any time, and now we'll get no warning except via fringe rumors from doubtful sources. I hope states like California, with lots of […]

Opinion | America needs the World Health Organization, and it needs us - The Washington Post https://archive.is/2025.01.21-113832/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/21/who-trump-withdrawal-mistake/

Over 700 #PublicHealth experts and #Healthcare professionals urge Senate to say NO to #rfkjr#healthcare#publichealthttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-public-health-secretary.html

Even single-celled organisms like cyanobacteria can sense seasonal changes, adjusting their biology to prepare for winter. This discovery highlights how fundamental seasonal tracking is to life. @goodnews #goodnews #biology #microbiology #seasonaladaptation […]

Qué es exactamente lo que ha cambiado Zuckerberg con la moderación de sus plataformas y qué podemos hacer al respecto: https://redesnuestras.net/2025/01/13/que-es-exactamente-lo-que-ha-cambiado-en-meta-y-que-podemos-hacer-al-respecto/

The slow destruction of the NHS by easily preventable epidemics at the behest of Oligarchs with 19th Century notions of medicine continues. Don't anybody wear a mask though, that's 'oppression' https://www.mylondon.news/news/health/north-london-hospital-advertises-corridor-30762080 #london […]