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Johan Neyts

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Many questions remain about the #marburg #outbreak in #rwanda Good reading in ⁦Science Magazine⁩ We can only hope that the authorities are able to rapidly contain this. science.org/content/articl…

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People in the impoverished district “vulnerable” ~malnutrition rate ~ 40%, recent serious typhoid outbreak. The DRC is also experiencing a seasonal influenza outbreak. healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-expects-di…

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Het #H5N1 #vogelgriep virus infecteert een veelheid aan wilde zoogdieren (hier voor de VS) maar ook o.a. rundvee (in de VA). Soms ook mensen. Een “vogel” virus dus…

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This patient had sexual contact with a person with #mpox (-like symptoms), they isolated on their own before diagnosis. No high-risk contacts in #Belgium identified. Risk to the public in Belgium remains low, according to the #ECDC cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/belgium-b…

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The Louisiana patient with #H5N1 #birdflu contracted the virus from birds, but the virus evolved (acquired mutations) in the patient. Importance of genomic surveillance in people & animals! Prevent exposure of people to infected animals & environments. cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotl…

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Check our paper. Pre-epidemic #Zika virus strains cause >CNS-damage in mouse embryos than epidemic strains. The virus may have evolved to attenuation, resulting in disease rather than premature in utero death. ⁦nature⁩ ⁦⁦Maïlis Darmuzey⁩ nature.com/articles/s4146…

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New #virus [Xue-Cheng virus (XCV)] discovered in #febrile patients (nonspecific acute to severe disease) with recent tick bites in northeastern China. #XCV is an #orthonairovirus alike e.g. #CCHF ⁦NEJM⁩ nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

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Het poliovirus gevonden in rioolwater in Polen, Finland, Spanje, Finland & Duitsland. Het virus circuleert dus opnieuw in Europa. Erg belangrijk dat artsen vaccinatie status natrekken zeker voor wie uit polio endemische regio’s komt. ⁦Joris Moonens⁩ standaard.be/cnt/dmf2025011…