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Angela Huttner

@angelahuttner.bsky.social
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Infectious diseases MD (Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland), editor-in-chief at CMI Communications, ESCMID's open-access journal, co-host of Communicable, CMI Comms/ESCMID podcast. #IDSky #MedSky #AMR #UTI

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Six months have passed since the #ArtemisII mission and NASA has just released the reentry video from the Orion capsule! Here is a timelapse of the reentry, but be sure to check out the realtime version linked below! 🔭🧪
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
😂 Note that I am laughing mostly because actually choosing the 'right' answer is...impossible?
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Happy to confirm: attendees receive 16 European CME credits Malta, 19-21 Nov 😊 Great faculty (@gurujosh.bsky.social @steventong.bsky.social David Paterson, others) Register www.escmid.org/event-detail... Organized by @clarityinitiative.bsky.social @cmicomms.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social #IDSky
Screenshot of the postgraduate education course flyer with the title of the course "Clinical trials: from generating the initial idea to reporting final results and everything in between" and a pretty picture of Valletta from the sea
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UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Say hello to our #UTIhour speaker Dr. Robert Potter! 👋 Dr. Potter is Assistant Director of the Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory at @ChildrensPhila.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at @upenn.edu, and Director for Outbreak Investigations at @CHOPResearch.bsky.social (1/2)
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It looks like a very stately venue. :-)
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Jesús Rodríguez Baño @jesusrbano.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Prof. Tacconelli on "Cohort studies that matters", Better Methods for Clinical Studies in ID&CM @escmid.bsky.social @ecraid.bsky.social @cmijournal.bsky.social
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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🎙️ Just published Communicable E64: Getting micro on macrolides for community-acquired pneumonia Hosted by Marc Bonten & Emily McDonald with invited guests Valentijn Schweitzer & Sylvain Lother 🌟 Listen on #Communicable: share.transistor.fm/s/deec5589 #IDSky #clinmicro
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Communicable E64: Getting micro on macrolides for community-acquired pneumonia | Communicable
In this episode of Communicable, hosts Emily McDonald and Marc Bonten are joined by Sylvain Lother and Valentijn Schweitzer for a discussion on the use of macrolides in community-acquired pneumonia. Together, they examine the evidence for adding a macrolide to beta-lactam therapy, which patients may...
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Rossana Rosa @drrossanarosa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #39- surprise, the end or the beginning?, another go, 30 issues later… With some illustrations in collaboration with ORS ❤️ #IDSky #MedSky
This was a short short work week, but still plenty happened in this Infectious Diseases life of mine 
on Thursday, you were supposed to be a classic textbook case On Thursday, I wondered what your diagnosis actually portends

Thursday, we were both tired of dealing with this On Friday, flashback to issue #9 and now…HCV RNA undetectable Cover Issue #39
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UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#UTIhour is THIS WEEK, 10/8 at 1200 EDT / 1600 UTC! Our host Dr. Maya Chandru, surgeon scientist at @uwmedicine.bsky.social @seattlechildrens.org, assembled a great team to discuss the clinical & research implications of pre-analytic specimen handling for quantitative urine culture! #UTISky #IDsky
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On lake #Geneva
Silhouette of a tree on a little strip of land in a lake with orange and blue ribbons of sky behind it
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Eurosurveillance journal @eurosurveillance.org · 02/10/2026
Incidence of #hepatitis A has declined in Europe & #HAV infections occur later in life with more people experiencing severe disease, especially during outbreaks involving adults What are risk factors associated with disease severity & mortality in hospitalised patients? #IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky 🛟🧪🧫
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Trends and risk factors associated with hepatitis A severity and mortality in French hospitals: a national population-based study, 2013 to 2024
BACKGROUNDAs hepatitis A (HA) incidence declines in Europe and HA virus infections occur later in life, severe disease frequency may increase.AIMAmong patients hospitalised for HA in France during 201...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 02/10/2026
One weekend left 👀 Applications for the Traineeship Programme 2027 close Monday, 5 October at 12:00 noon. 12 positions. 5–9 months in Stockholm. A chance to see European public health from the inside. If you’ve been thinking about applying, now’s the time ➡️ bit.ly/ECDCTraineeships #IDsky #EpiSky
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Shorter is also better in ICU patients Timsit, Roberts, @angelahuttner.bsky.social, Daneman &c State-of-the-Art in AJRCCM @atsblueeditor.bsky.social For most ICU patients with (suspected) infections, abx can be 🛑 at 5-7d w clinical improvement academic.oup.com/ajrccm/advan... #IDSky #CritCareSky
Duration of antibiotic therapy in sepsis and severe infections in critically ill patients decision pathway. 

Day 1 empiric therapy: sampling (culture) before therapy, clinical exams, consider alternate diagnosis;

48-72h Tailor treatment and switch to targeted therapy where possible, PK optimization, source control

Indications for extended courses: endocarditis (4-6 weeks), brain abscess (6-12 weeks), spondylodiscitis (6-12w), prosthetic joint infection (6-12 w), incomplete removal abscess, empyema, retained prosthesis: individualized

Day 5-7: 

if Patients NOT responding or positive cultures: reassess treatment, individualize according to source control, immune status, high risk microbiology (S aureus, candida), possible suboptimal therapy (MDR), intravascular devices, ? role of serial PCT for stopping early questioned

if Clinical improvement: STOP antibiotics
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The rest of the view this evening
The quay by Lake Geneva at evening, with the Jet d’Eau and clouds and hills beyond the water
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Touch art, and art will touch you” 🫠 An exhibit by the lake in #Geneva this evening on The Blind, an initiative to transform Braille into a “field of artistic expression”…
Placard by the lake in Geneva saying “touch art and art will touch you”
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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📣 More evidence that less is probably more: During a global shortage of #bloodculture bottles, Japanese hospitals reduced the number of sets drawn per patient. Contamination rates went down, while detection rates of real pathogens did not. #IDSky #clinmicro www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
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Impact of blood culture bottle shortage on blood culture positivity rates in Japan: a nationwide hospital-based study
In July 2024, a global shortage of blood culture bottles forced healthcare institutions in Japan to modify blood culture collection practices. This nationwide observational study evaluated the impact ...
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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 05 Oct! Marc Bonten & Emily McDonald are joined by Valentijn Schweitzer & Sylvain Lother to discuss the use of macrolides in community-acquired pneumonia and how the available evidence informs clinical practice. Tune in! #IDSky #clinmicro
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yikes! We have this but it's true we didn't report explicitly. It might take some time but I will go in & get it. If it helps, I can already say that in the 3 sites, common practice for uncomplicated GN bacteremia is to switch on ~D3 (culture results back, patient afeb). But I'll come back! #IDSky
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
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Eurosurveillance journal @eurosurveillance.org · 24/09/2026
Our new issue features an outbreak report from #France on a nationwide #outbreak of #Salmonella Enteritidis linked to #pumpkin seeds So far, 81 patients have been notified & cases are still being identified. Traceback continues incl for export 🎃 bit.ly/EUS3138 #EpiSky #IDSky #FoodSafety #MedSky🧪
Table of content issue 38 in 2026:

Rapid communication
Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to consumption of pumpkin seeds, France, 2026

Surveillance
Patterns in the dynamics of respiratory viruses after the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational, retrospective study using sentinel surveillance network data, Catalonia, 2022 to 2025

Increase in congenital syphilis in the European Union and European Economic Area, 2015 to 2024 – time to scale-up public health responses
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Rossana Rosa @drrossanarosa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everything is a zoonosis! Writing/listing challenge. #49- Octopus Perhaps they are so different from humans that I must confess I am a bit unsure about this one... This was a fascinating read (although not about zoonosis): wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/... #IDSky
A cute drawing of an octopus and maybe a zoonosis?
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wrote a column this weekend on the AI safety debate and how one might try to parse all the different factions and take this quite seriously, without buying into every doomer narrative offered without proof (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Jung et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... When CRP<20, OR of getting AB = 0.37 (95%CI 0.22-0.60) But primary outcome was ALL AB prescriptions (even in pts w/ high CRP) & study underpowered, so result gets buried See commentary www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119... #IDSky
Excerpt from a commentary about the Jung et al trial showing reduced antibiotic prescribing (by nearly 3x) in patients with CRP<20. 

From https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X(24)00448-8/
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wow, I have to copy @gurujosh.bsky.social and @erinmccreary.bsky.social on this one 🙏🙏 They wrote the outline and did all the planning. And we're lucky to have the support and insight of @steventong.bsky.social. I don't know Steve Webb, but I sure was charmed. ☺️
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I love these. What a beautiful way to try to hold onto/make sense out of these crazy days. Thanks for sharing them. 🌸
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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📣 New #Communicable / #Breakpoints drops Mon 21 Sep! Erin McCreary, PharmD & Josh Davis are joined by Steve Webb & Steven Tong to discuss REMAP-CAP results suggesting that oseltamivir may harm critically ill patients, while also highlighting the importance and impact of RCTs. #IDSky #ViroSky #flu
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Support The Lancet staff in their dispute with publisher Elsevier in their dispute over pay. Sign the open letter here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Open Letter
To Erik Engstrom (CEO of RELX), Kumsal Bayazit (CEO of Elsevier), As members of the scientific community, we recognise the value of all staff working to publish medical journals. They champion resear...
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us for an ESCMID webinar on the ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the DRC. We’ll discuss the outbreak, potential cross-protection from Zaire ebolavirus vaccines, WHO recommendations, and ongoing studies 📅 Sept 16, 2026 ⏲️ 14:00 CEST Register👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Evidence of cross protection against BDBV following vaccination against Zaire ebolavirus. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about jo...
Date & Time: 16 September 2026, 14:00–15:30 CEST This webinar was prepared by the ESCMID Vaccines Subcommittee in collaboration with the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee. Chairs: Krutika Kupp...
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Soo impressed! 💪💪
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🆕 @idsainfo.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social guidance for Staph aureus bacteremia IDSA/ESCMID 2026 Consensus Statements on Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Risk Stratification, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Management of Adults and Children www.idsociety.org/practice-gui... #idsky
Framework for risk stratification and diagnostic evaluation of SAB in adults
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hi Gabriele! Guess what- with @germhuntermd.bsky.social & quite a few others, we are gearing up to launch an #IDjournalclub on Bsky and it looks like this paper is the one we'll start with. 😊 We will get that going soooon!! (Also, Communicable will work on a follow-up POET2 ep!) #IDSky #MedSky
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Love this. Educational too! 😊
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The Onion @theonion.com · 08/09/2026
Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid theonion.com/everything-finally-cli…
Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid
Area Dullard Now Has Name For Lifelong Condition
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 08/09/2026
“Super-gonorrhoea” sounds alarming. What does it actually mean? After #ECDC’s recent risk assessment on #ceftriaxone -resistant #gonorrhoea, our expert - Otilia Mårdh explains the resistance problem, local transmission in Europe and how to keep infections treatable. #IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We will! And with REMAP-CAP oseltamivir in between. ☺️ #IDSky
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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well this ain't good www.economist.com/internationa...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/09/2026
The Eiffel Tower closed on Monday after its staff went on strike over the exclusion of female employees during a visit by a prominent Hindu group, drawing criticism from politicians in France.
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Eiffel Tower Workers Strike, Saying Women Were Excluded From Hindu Group’s Visit
The tower was closed on Monday, after the workers’ union said female staff had been asked to leave their stations for a visit from a group known as BAPS.
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This one just makes me smile Henning recites Danish poetry 🫶 We learn POET 1 started with a case series, n=12 (every piece of evidence matters!) The two guests are so humble, thoughtful and curious Have a bit of host-envy, @gurujosh.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social!! #IDSky #MedSky
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I love the details—hadn’t seen the one on the wall of the radiologist! ♥️
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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#IDSky #EpiSky
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Antonio Guerrero MD PhD @guerreroespejo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#Chikungunya in #France: sustained local #transmission. 15 cases (Aug 17) → 25 (Aug 24) → 33 (Aug 26), active clusters doubling in a week. #Aedes albopictus is now established across southern Europe. Source (ECDC): www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/chikungun...
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ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The ESCMID community has officially reached 15,000 members worldwide! Thank you to all our members for being part of our community and for helping advance clinical microbiology and infectious diseases through knowledge, collaboration and exchange. Explore our membership: ow.ly/oeUT50ZGwVk
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Eurosurveillance journal @eurosurveillance.org · 31/08/2026
Has resistance to #antibiotics in Neisseria gonorrhoeae changed over the past 10 years in #Germany? Researchers from the @rki.de examined temporal trends in antibiotic susceptibility of isolates and possible shifts in sexual networks 👇 bit.ly/EUS3334NG #IDSky #STISky #EpiSky #AMR 🧪🛟
Key public health message

What did you want to address in this study and why?

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is common among sexually active men who have sex with men. Antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium causing gonorrhoea, can make it harder to treat the disease. We wanted to find out whether resistance to antibiotics in Neisseria gonorrhoeae has changed over the past 10 years in Germany and if some groups are more affected than others.

What have we learnt from this study?

We used data collected from laboratories across Germany in a national surveillance system for gonorrhoea to analyse the development of antibiotic resistance. We found that the bacterium is becoming less responsive to the three antibiotics that we examined. This was especially true for samples from males that were not collected from the genital region.

What are the implications of your findings for public health?

Our findings demonstrate the importance of monitoring antibiotic resistance in gonorrhoea. This requires laboratory testing when patients are diagnosed and can help doctors choose appropriate treatments. General STI prevention is important, particularly for men who have sex with men and young heterosexual persons. Easy access to STI testing, timely treatment, safer sex and future vaccination could all help to reduce the spread of gonorrhoea.
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British Infection Association @biainfection.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Did you miss the July episode of MIC podcast? What setting do you use amikacin in? How do you dose optimise it? Catch up and share it with colleagues ➡️ www.britishinfection... #MICpodcast #InfectiousDiseases #BIApodcast
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Andre Kalil, MD MPH @drandrekalil.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
💥🆕“Hospital Strategies to Improve Sepsis Outcomes” IDSA/ACEP/ASM/PIDS/SCCM/SHEA/SHM/SIDP 👇Free bit.ly/3UnauhT @unmc-id.bsky.social @critcaremed.bsky.social @criticalcarereviews.com #IDSky #MedSky #PCCSky #ICUSky #EMIMCC #Ansky #EMSky #AMSSky #ClinMicro @cidjournal.bsky.social @cmicomms.bsky.social
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IDSA/ACEP/ASM/PIDS/SCCM/SHEA/SHM/SIDP Multisociety Position Paper: Hospital Strategies to Improve Sepsis Outcomes
Abstract. Sepsis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in US hospitals despite extensive efforts to improve early recognition and treatment, p
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ESGUTI Study Group (ESCMID) @esguti-studygroup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our next AMAZING webinar is just around the corner- sign up now!! 😍🤩🥳 #IDSky #UTISky #ESCMID #ESGUTI us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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British Infection Association @biainfection.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
BIA is working with BTS & NICE developing a new joint guideline on diagnosis & management of latent & active tuberculosis (TB) in children & adults. TB rates rising & advances in diagnosis & treatment continue, this will help support evidence-based care. 👉 www.britishinfection.org/insights/pub...
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ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚨 New Epi Alert: DRC reports its largest-ever Ebola outbreak. CCHF expands into Albania, a previously non-endemic area & West Nile virus spreads across Europe. Plus: Zika in travellers from Bali, Japanese encephalitis in India & cyclosporiasis in the US. ow.ly/9HJm50Y3Qs0 #IDSky #clinmicro
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ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
💉 Save the dates for our webinar series on Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) vaccines! Explore cross-protection following Zaire ebolavirus vaccination, the BDBV vaccine pipeline & implementation programmes. 📅 16 Sep | 30 Sep | 14 Oct Stay tuned: ow.ly/s5Fm50ZAwJI #IDSky #clinmicro
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