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Eurosurveillance - Volume 28, Issue 37, 14 September 2023
Volume 28, Issue 37, 2023
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Preliminary results on an autochthonous dengue outbreak in Lombardy Region, Italy, August 2023
Irene Cassaniti , Guglielmo Ferrari , Sabrina Senatore , Eva Rossetti , Francesco Defilippo , Manuel Maffeo , Luigi Vezzosi , Giulia Campanini , Antonella Sarasini , Stefania Paolucci , Antonio Piralla , Davide Lelli , Ana Moreno , Maira Bonini , Marcello Tirani , Lorenzo Cerutti , Stefano Paglia , Angelo Regazzetti , Marco Farioli , Antonio Lavazza , Marino Faccini , Francesca Rovida , Danilo Cereda , Fausto Baldanti and Lombardy Dengue networkIn August 2023, six locally acquired dengue virus 1 infections were detected in Lodi province, Lombardy Region, in northern Italy, where the vector Aedes albopictus is present. Four cases were hospitalised, none died. The viruses clustered with Peruvian and Brazilian strains collected between 2021 and 2023. This preliminary report highlights the importance of continued integrated surveillance of imported vector-borne virus infections and the potential for tropical disease outbreaks in highly populated regions of northern Italy where competent vectors are present.
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Two cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection combining ceftriaxone-resistance and high-level azithromycin resistance, France, November 2022 and May 2023
We report two extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) isolates combining high-level resistance to azithromycin and resistance to ceftriaxone, obtained in France from two heterosexual patients, one of whom returned from Cambodia. Whole genome sequencing identified MLST ST16406, the mosaic penA-60.001 which caused ceftriaxone resistance in the internationally spreading FC428 clone, and the A2059G mutation in the 23S rRNA gene. The NG isolates F93 and F94 were related to XDR isolates detected in Austria and the United Kingdom in 2022.
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The re-emergence of influenza following the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, 2021 to 2022
BackgroundCOVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures, including travel restrictions, limited global circulation of influenza viruses. In Australia, travel bans for non-residents and quarantine requirements for returned travellers were eased in November 2021, providing pathways for influenza viruses to be re-introduced.
AimWe aimed to describe the epidemiological and virological characteristics of the re-emergence of influenza in Victoria, Australia to inform public health interventions.
MethodsFrom 1 November 2021 to 30 April 2022, we conducted an epidemiological study analysing case notification data from the Victorian Department of Health to describe case demographics, interviewed the first 200 cases to establish probable routes of virus reintroduction and examined phylogenetic and antigenic data to understand virus diversity and susceptibility to current vaccines.
ResultsOverall, 1,598 notifications and 1,064 positive specimens were analysed. The majority of cases (61.4%) occurred in the 15–34 years age group. Interviews revealed a higher incidence of international travel exposure during the first month of case detections, and high levels of transmission in university residential colleges were associated with return to campus. Influenza A(H3N2) was the predominant subtype, with a single lineage predominating despite multiple importations.
ConclusionEnhanced testing for respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic provided a more complete picture of influenza virus transmission compared with previous seasons. Returned international travellers were important drivers of influenza reemergence, as were young adults, a group whose role has previously been under-recognised in the establishment of seasonal influenza epidemics. Targeting interventions, including vaccination, to these groups could reduce future influenza transmission.
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Deciphering mechanisms of blaNDM gene transmission between human and animals: a genomics study of bacterial isolates from various sources in China, 2015 to 2017
BackgroundIn China, the blaNDM gene has been recovered from human bacterial isolates since 2011. After 2014, detections of this gene in animal and food bacterial isolates have increasingly been reported.
AimWe aimed to understand how blaNDM-bearing bacteria could spread between humans, animals, and animal-derived food.
MethodsA total of 288 non-duplicate Escherichia coli strains, including 130 blaNDM-carrying and 158 blaNDM-negative strains were collected from clinical (humans), food-producing animals (pigs) and food (retail pork) sources between 2015 and 2017. The strains were whole genome sequenced. Core-genome-multilocus-sequence-typing was conducted. To investigate if sequence types (STs) found in human, animal or food samples could have a prior origin in a clinical, animal or food-borne animal reservoir, discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) was used. Plasmids bearing blaNDM were characterised.
ResultsThe 130 blaNDM-carrying E. coli strains comprised a total of 60 STs, with ST167 (10/51), ST77 (6/33) and ST48 (6/46) being most prevalent in clinical, animal and food sources, respectively. Some ST10 and ST167 strains were respectively found among all three sources sampled, suggesting they might enable transfer of blaNDM between sources. DAPC analysis indicated possible transmissions of ST167 from humans to animals and ST10 from animals to human. In 114 of 130 blaNDM-carrying isolates, blaNDM was located on an IncX3 plasmid.
ConclusionThis study in a Chinese context suggests that cross-species transmission of certain STs of E. coli harbouring blaNDM on mobile elements, may facilitate the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Stringent monitoring of blaNDM-bearing E. coli in ecosystems is important.
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Volume 29 (2024)
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Volume 28 (2023)
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Volume 27 (2022)
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Volume 26 (2021)
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Volume 25 (2020)
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Volume 24 (2019)
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Volume 23 (2018)
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Volume 22 (2017)
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Volume 21 (2016)
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Volume 20 (2015)
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Volume 10 (2005)
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Volume 8 (2003)
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Volume 3 (1998)
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