Spain: Serratia marcescens outbreak prompts closure of ICU
A Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal ICU in Spain has prompted the Ministry of Health to close the unit, according to a Radio Madrid report (computer translated). According to the report, the...
View ArticleSpain: A dozen measles cases reported in Barcelona
Health officials in Catalonia have reported twelve measles cases among young adults in Barcelona, according to a La Vanguardia report (computer translated). The twelve cases diagnosed so far in the...
View ArticleRomania measles update, Hungary reports nosocomial outbreak, Barcelona outbreak
In an update on the measles outbreak in Romania since September 2016, the Romanian National Institute of Public Health reported 3,196 confirmed measles cases, including 16 fatalities, as of Mar. 3. In...
View ArticleBarcelona reports 1st meningococcal disease outbreak in three decades
Health officials with the Epidemiology Service of the Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB) are reporting the first outbreak of meningococcal disease in the city in 30 years, according to a Redaccion...
View ArticleScombroid fish poisoning affects dozens in Spain, Tuna recalled
At least 35 people across Spain have been affected by a form of food poisoning known as Scombroid fish poisoning, prompting an advisory from the Agency for Consumption, Food Safety and Nutrition...
View ArticleWorldPride Madrid 2017: European officials say STI risk is moderate to high
The European Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published a rapid risk assessment to assess the risk of outbreaks and transmission of communicable diseases during the WorldPride...
View ArticleSpain: Norovirus outbreak at Bellvitge Hospital linked to cafeteria snacks
An outbreak of acute gastrointestinal infection that has sickened some 252 hospital employees at the Hospital of Bellvitge is likely due to norovirus, according to The Public Health Agency of Catalonia...
View ArticleVaccination: Main prevention measure to address hepatitis A outbreaks among MSM
1,173 confirmed hepatitis A cases involving three separate clusters have been reported across 15 countries of the European Union since June 2016. Several EU countries have seen large increases in...
View ArticleC. diff widely found in Madrid sandboxes: Study
Investigators have revealed that the Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium Clostridium difficile is widely distributed in soil samples from children’s and dogs’ sandboxes located within the metropolitan...
View ArticleSpain: Anisakis risk is high in Bay of Biscay fish
One of every three fish consumed in Spain is infected with anisakis, according to a Levante report (computer translated). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) notes if the fish comes from the...
View ArticleSpain: Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Cantabria resort sickens a dozen,...
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a northern Spain resort has affected at least a dozen people and killed one this summer, according to a local media report (computer translated). The outbreak...
View ArticleDenmark, Spain and the United Kingdom eliminate measles
In the WHO European Region, 42 of 53 countries have interrupted endemic transmission of measles, and 37 countries have interrupted endemic transmission of rubella as of the end of 2016. This was...
View ArticleLegionnaires’ disease cases reported in British travelers to Spanish town
British health officials are reporting an increased number of Legionnaire’s disease cases in travelers to Palmanova, in Mallorca, Spain. During the past month, 17 British travelers have returned from...
View ArticleSpain: Aspergillus outbreak prompts closure of Hospital de Fuenlabrada ICU
The intensive care unit (ICU) at the Hospital de Fuenlabrada has been closed after two patients tested positive for the fungal infection, Aspergillosis. According to a Gente report (computer...
View ArticleCatalonia: Legionella kills two in Blanes
Two people have died in the Blanes Legionairres’ disease outbreak, according to the Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT). The outbreak case total now stands at 19. To date, the ASPCAT have...
View ArticleCrimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Increasing spread predicted
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is caused by a dangerous tick-borne virus, (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family, that is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asian countries...
View ArticleSpain: Local transmission of malaria in Madrid
An autochthonous, or locally transmitted case of malaria is being investigated in a 3-month-old baby at the University Hospital of Móstoles in the Community of Madrid, according to a Radio Madrid...
View ArticleSpain norovirus outbreak linked to consumption of mussels of Galician origin
The Spanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) reported Friday (computer translated) on a norovirus outbreak linked to the consumption of mussels of Galician origin in the...
View ArticleMeasles outbreak reported in Tortosa, Catalonia
Officials with the Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT) are reporting (computer translated) additional cases in the measles outbreak in the city of Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. With the report of...
View ArticleEurope: Drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae reported in travelers to the...
A cluster of European returning travelers from the island of Gran Canaria are reported to have carried or were infected with carbapenemase (OXA-48)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392., according to...
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