Category: Europe
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in farmed minks, Spain, October 2022
(Eurosurveillance) This report describes an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) detected in intensively farmed minks in Europe, which occurred in the Galicia region in northwest Spain in October 2022. We present an in-depth description of the epidemiological, clinical and genetic investigations of this outbreak affecting a single farm and discuss public health […]
Jan 31, 2023
There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Get Sick in the UK
(Bloomberg) Hospital waiting lists are growing. Pharmacies are running out of antibiotics. Nurses have been taking industrial action for the first time in their history and over the next week ambulance drivers will join them — with strikes planned for Wednesday.
Dec 19, 2022
Munich, Germany clinics: The situation is getting worse
The Munich Eye – Hospitals are again groaning more under Corona: 576 hospital beds are currently occupied by Corona patients in Munich hospitals. 37 of these are intensive care beds and 15 are intensive monitoring care beds. The increase compared to the previous week is massive: 98 beds more in total. But those are just […]
Oct 13, 2022
Uptick in COVID-Related Blood Clots: Is It Real?
MedPageToday – Since the beginning of the year when Omicron took hold in the U.S., physicians across the country have reported seeing fewer instances of blood clotting linked to COVID-19. However, recent social media postings from members of the medical community in the U.K. — which has served as a harbinger for what’s to come in the U.S. throughout […]
Oct 13, 2022
COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in the UK. Is the US Next?
Newsmax – The recent rise in coronavirus cases in the U.K. isn’t due to a new variant say experts, but rather a signal that the predicted fall surge is upon us. Experts calculated COVID-19 cases would rise in October and continue to increase during the winter as people spend more time indoors. According to the Zoe […]
Sep 29, 2022
Data on SARS-CoV-2 variants in the EU/EEA
ECDC – Information about the volume of COVID-19 sequencing, the number and percentage distribution of variants of concern (VOC) by week and country. Download file at the link
Sep 27, 2022
Sewage monitoring indicates a surge of Covid-19 spread in Latvia
Baltic News – September’s monitoring data indicates increased concentration of the virus in sewer water in Riga, Jurmala, Liepaja and Jelgava. Measurements in Liepaja, however, show signs of stabilisation and reduced concentration of the virus. A sharp surge is reported in Ventspils, which contradicts data reported by the Disease Prevention and Control Center.
Sep 26, 2022
Household transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Denmark
Nature – In late 2021, the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant overtook the previously dominant Delta variant, but the extent to which this transition was driven by immune evasion or a change in the inherent transmissibility is currently unclear. We estimate SARS-CoV-2 transmission within Danish households during December 2021. Among 26,675 households (8,568 with the Omicron VOC), […]
Sep 23, 2022