Infectious Disease
Expert articles on infectious disease from European healthcare sources.
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WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have progressed work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, and today agreed additional time was needed to finalize the framework for ensuring a better, more equitable
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EMA launches new advisory group on vaccine confidence
EMA has set up a new advisory group on vaccine confidence, which will advise the Agency on issues related to vaccine hesitancy and help guide its actions to increase science…, "Vaccine hesitancy is a growing global threat to public health. When public trust declines, infe
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Efforts to eliminate hepatitis delivers gains but more action needed to meet 2030 targets
Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released today at the World Hepatitis Summit.Viral hep
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Practicing today for tomorrow’s emergencies – WHO convenes countries and partners to simulate response to major disease outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) wrapped up Exercise Polaris II, a 2-day high-level simulation exercise, based around an outbreak of a fictional new bacterium spreading across the world. Bringing together 26 countries and territories, 600 health emergency experts and over 25 p
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WHO prequalifies first-ever malaria treatment for newborns and infants, adds new diagnostic tests
Ahead of World Malaria Day on 25 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a significant step forward in the fight against malaria with the prequalification of the first treatment developed specifically for newborns and young infants weighing between two and five k
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Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations
The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countriesAround 12.3 million were “zero-dose children” who had not previously received any vaccines and 15 million who had
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WHO reports measurable health impact in 2025 amid transition to new strategy
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Results Report, highlighting measurable improvements in people’s health worldwide in 2025, despite funding cuts affecting both the organization and the broader global health sector.Published at a pivotal moment for global hea
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Lifesaving spring COVID-19 jab offers protection to millions of vulnerable people
Millions of eligible older people and those with a weakened immune system can now get potentially lifesaving protection from COVID-19 with NHS spring vaccinations starting this week. Tens of thousands of appointments are now available across the country every day at GP practices
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Surveillance sanitaire en Bretagne. Bulletin du 29 mai 2026.
Points clésPathologies en lien avec la chaleurLe dispositif de surveillance saisonnière sera activé du 1er juin au 15 septembre.Néanmoins, les quatre départements bretons sont déjà touchés, par une vigilance orange canicule depuis le 26 mai, de manière très précoce. Des records d
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Variole B (mpox) en France. Bilan 2024.
Points clésAu total, 222 cas de variole B (mpox) ont été signalés en 2024.Les cas signalés concernaient tous des adultes, 213 hommes et 9 femmes.Un premier cas de variole B (mpox) dû au clade Ib du virus monkeypox a été signalé en Francefin décembre alors que, l’ensemble des cas
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Variole B (mpox) en France. Bilan 2025.
Points clésEn 2025, 188 cas de variole B (mpox) ont été signalés, dont 4 n’ont pas été confirmés biologiquement. Les cas signalés concernaient 181 hommes (96%) et 7 femmes. À l’exception d’un cas chez un enfant (<15 ans), tous les cas étaient des adultes avec un âge médian de 34
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Surveillance sanitaire en Bretagne. Bulletin du 29 mai 2026.
Points clésPathologies en lien avec la chaleurLe dispositif de surveillance saisonnière sera activé du 1er juin au 15 septembre.Néanmoins, les quatre départements bretons sont déjà touchés, par une vigilance orange canicule depuis le 26 mai, de manière très précoce. Des records d