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Meningitis - Neisseria -- AustraliaA newborn baby from Adelaide has died in hospital after contracting meningococcal disease.SA [South Australia] Health confirmed on Sunday [8 Nov 2020] it had been notified of a case of invasive meningococcal disease in a 7-week-old girl. "Tragically, the baby has died in hospital," a statement said.Multiple people were in contact with the child, with 7 told to take clearance antibiotics.Medical experts are yet to identify the exact strain of meningococcus that infected the newborn…

Cysticercosis -- AustraliaA parasitic disease once confined to developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has surfaced in a Melbourne woman who has never been overseas.The 25-year-old was found to have cysts on her brain after suffering migraines with 'visual aura' and blurred vision for 6 straight days. She was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, a serious disease that causes symptoms including seizures, headaches, blindness, meningitis, and dementia -- and had to have brain surgery to remove a…

COVID-19, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacterial Meningitis, Tuberculosis, Enterovirus, Other Human Disease, Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, Rabies, Chikungunya, Malaria, Influenza -- Worldwide/UnknownSetting priorities for patient-centered surveillance of drug-resistant infectionsElizabeth A. Ashley, Alistair McLean, Francesca Chiara, Nicholas Feasey, Walter Jaoko, Japheth A. Opintan, Sharon J. Peacock, Priscilla Rupali, Paul TurnerInt J Infect Dis. 2020; 97 (Aug): 60-65Coronavirus (COVID-19) collection---------------------------------Diagnostics-----------Fast SARS-CoV-2 detection by RT-qPCR in preheated nasopharyngeal swab samplesJulia Alcoba-Florez, Rafaela…

Background Despite progress in the management of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) it causes significant mortality and sequelae. Aim This study aims to describe the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of IMD in Cyprus and discuss the current immunisation programmes. Methods This is a retrospective study of all cases of IMD notified to the Ministry of Health between 2004 and 2018. Demographic, epidemiological, clinical and microbiological data were collected when a new case was notified. Risk factors associated with mortality were investigated using univariable logistic regression. Results 54 cases of IMD were recorded, an overall incidence of 0.4 cases per 100,000 population. The incidence rate was highest among infants (7.2/100,000) and adolescents (1.4/100,000). Case fatality rate was 10.4%. Serogroup B accounted for 24 of 40 cases caused by known serogroup. Serogroups W and Y comprised nine cases and were responsible for most fatal cases. Serogroup C was the cause in only four cases. There was an increase in the odds of death with increasing age, while the presence of meningitis in the clinical picture was found to be associated with lower odds of death. Conclusion Despite the low incidence of IMD in Cyprus, it remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Serogroup B is the most frequent serogroup, while incidence of serogroups W and Y is rising. Monitoring new cases and yearly evaluation of the immunisation programmes by the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) is essential for successful control of the disease.…

Tick-borne Encephalitis -- FranceOutbreak of cases of tickborne encephalitis [TBE] linked to the consumption of raw milk goat cheese Ain, April-May 2020Epidemiological update as of 4 Jun 2020---------------------------------------Doctors from Oyonnax and Bourg-en-Bresse hospitals reported to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional health agency that they had been treating several patients with viral-looking lymphocytic meningitis but without etiology identified since 10 May 2020. The main bacterial and viral causes of…

The CDC has identified 11 meningococcal isolates with evidence of resistance to penicillin and ciprofloxacin, according to a Health Alert Network health advisory. …

Siden 1. oktober 2007 er danske småbørn blevet tilbudt vaccination mod pneumokokinfektion i børnevaccinationsprogrammet. Siden da er der sket et væsentligt fald i alvorlige infektioner som meningitis og blodforgiftning. Faldet ses både hos børn under to år og hos ældre over 65, der også traditionelt er i risikogruppen.

Undiagnosed, COVID-19 -- NigeriaThanks for the RFI. What was initially regarded as mysterious wholesale deaths in Kano has been confirmed to be related to COVID-19. Even when there were controversial reports from government quarters, and the deaths conflated with malaria and meningitis, many health professionals, in the trenches, that I spoke with were unequivocal in their conclusions that this is caused by COVID-19. Many of the victims were reported to be above 60 and generally have respiratory distress as a core symptom,…

COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, Antimicrobial resistance, Other Human Disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis C, Respiratory Illness, Gastroenteritis, Chikungunya, Herpes, Dengue, Meningitis, Leishmaniasis, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Influenza -- NigeriaCOVID-19 perspective----------COVID-19 and Nigeria: putting the realities in context.Chinenyenwa Ohia, Adeleye S. Bakarey, Tauseef Ahmad.Int J Infect Dis. 2020; 95(June): 279-281.Corona and clergy - The missing link for effective social distancing in Pakistan: Time for some unpopular decisions.Naeem Mubarak.Int J Infect Dis. 2020; 95(June): 431-432.COVID-19 clinical----------------High-resolution Chest CT Features and Clinical Characteristics of Patients…

Der var en mindre stigning i antallet af tilfælde af purulent meningitis i 2018.

De 128 anmeldte tilfælde af purulent meningitis er uændret sammenlignet med 2016.

De 128 anmeldte tilfælde af purulent meningitis er det laveste siden overvågningen begyndte.

Antal anmeldte tilfælde af purulent meningitis var med 134 anmeldte tilfælde i 2014 det laveste antal tilfælde siden 1991. Den hyppigste årsag til purulent meningitis er pneumokokker, fulgt af meningokokker. Øvrige årsager er blandt andet Listeria monocytogenes, Haemophilus influenzae og andre typer streptokokker end pneumokokker.

Tobaksrygning og forekomsten af meningitis forårsaget af meningokokker er på retur i mange lande. En mulig sammenhæng mellem disse tendenser blev undersøgt i et studie, der for nylig er publiceret i tidsskriftet BMJ Open.

Antal anmeldte tilfælde af purulent meningitis var med 167 tilfælde på niveau med de foregående år. Den hyppigste årsag til purulent meningitis er pneumokokker, fulgt af meningokokker. Øvrige årsager er blandt andet Listeria monocytogenes, Haemophilus influenza og andre typer streptokokker end pneumokokker.

Meningitis - Neisseria -- AustraliaThe Department of Health today [15 May 2020] reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B disease and is recovering at home.Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a bacterial infection of the blood and/or the membranes that line the spinal cord and brain, and occasionally of other sites, such as the throat, lungs or large joints.To date in 2020, 4 meningococcal cases have been reported in WA [Western Australia]. Of these…