0 Infographic: Healthcare-associated infections in European hospitals
In this infographic we take a look at the estimated burden of healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals across Europe.
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0 Pioneering CJD treatment to be tested in patient for the first time
A pioneering treatment, an antibody termed PRN100, is to be given to a patient with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease for the first time.
0 Oral cholera vaccination to be administered to 1.4 million in Zimbabwe’s capital
The WHO are amongst those aiding the Government of Zimbabwe to begin an oral cholera vaccination campaign yesterday, in efforts to immunize 1.4 million people living in high-risk regions in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.
0 First case of monkeypox confirmed in England
Public Health England has confirmed that an individual has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England, this is the first time this infection has been diagnosed in the UK.
0 Visceral leishmaniasis reported to be on the rise in Brazil
Researchers have reported that, despite control efforts, the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis has risen between 1990 and 2016.
0 MERS-CoV case confirmed in England
Public Health England have confirmed that an individual has been diagnosed with MERS in England
0 7-year trial discovers ocular chlamydia infection rebounds after azithromycin cessation
Continuous mass distribution of azithromycin in northern Ethiopia is effective for trachoma prevention but doesn’t eliminate the disease entirely, according to new research.
0 Record high for measles cases in European Region
In the first 6 months of 2018 over 41, 000 children and adults in the WHO European Region have been infected with measles; more than the annual total of any year since 2010.
0 Ebola vaccination initiated in North Kivu
Vaccination has begun to try and contain the second outbreak of Ebola seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year.
0 Hepatitis C-infected kidneys safe for transplantation
A study in 20 patients has demonstrated that transplantation followed by antiviral therapy has been successful in patients receiving kidneys from hepatitis C-infected donors.
