Infectious Disease
Expert articles on infectious disease from European healthcare sources.
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High-speed trains versus air transport vectors for mass transfers of critically ill patients: The TRANSCOV cohort study
BACKGROUND: The first COVID-19 epidemic wave hit the East and Ile-de-France regions in France, resulting in overwhelmed intensive care units (ICUs). Alongside helicopters and planes, high-speed trains were used for the first time to mass-evacuate critically ill patients. This stu
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Antibiotic resistance prediction with an attention-based bi-LSTM clinical decision support system
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Antimicrobial resistance is recognized by the World Health Organization as a significant global health threat. In clinical practice, the accurate identification of bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics is crucial. However, clinical laboratories often t
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Les vaccins à tous les âges : calendrier 2026 [Dépliant, Arabe]
Ce dépliant de 4 pages en Arabe présente de façon pédagogique et visuelle le calendrier 2026 des vaccins à faire tout au long de la vie.
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Les vaccins à tous les âges : calendrier 2026 [Dépliant, Anglais]
Ce dépliant de 4 pages en anglais présente de façon pédagogique et visuelle le calendrier 2026 des vaccins à faire tout au long de la vie.
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Une anomalie du système immunitaire à l’origine de l’apparition de formes graves de certaines infections virales.
Pourquoi, après une infection virale apparemment bénigne, certains patients développent-ils malgré tout des formes sévères ? Des chercheurs de l’UPEC, de l’Inserm, de l’AP-HP, de l’Institut Pasteur, de Sorbonne Université, montrent que la présence, chez certains patients, d’un ty
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Symptômes, modes de contamination, espoirs pour la recherche… Neuf questions sur l’hantavirus
Le 3 mai 2026, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a signalé un possible foyer d’infection à hantavirus à bord du navire de croisière MV « Hondius », parti d’Argentine à destination du Cap-Vert et transportant 147 passagers et membres d’équipage. Que sait-on aujourd’hui de
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« La tolérance aux maladies » : une nouvelle stratégie de défense activée par les vaccins à ARNm révélée
Malgré le déclin progressif des fonctions physiologiques lié à l’âge, l’organisme dispose de mécanismes de protection essentiels. Parmi eux, la « tolérance aux maladies » constitue une stratégie immunitaire encore largement méconnue, qui vise à limiter les dommages provoqués par
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ETF recommends updating COVID-19 vaccines to target XFG variant
EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) has recommended updating COVID-19 vaccines to target the new SARS-CoV-2 variant XFG for the 2026/2027 vaccination campaign.XFG is part of the…
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Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its expert and advisory groups. These groups assessed potential vaccines and therapeutics
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Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri My name is Tedros, and I am the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). But today, I am not writing to you as an official. I am writing to you as so
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First meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda 2026 – Temporary recommendations
The Committee’s advice aligned with the determination by the WHO Director-General that the event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), but does not meet the criteria for pandemic emergency. The DG, considering the advice of the Committee, he is h
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Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders
At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has presented four distinguished leaders with the Award for Global Health, recognizing their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to improving the health and we