Overview and links to articles mentioned this month. www.closecontact.info Email: contact@closecontact.info June 2024, Emerging Infectious Diseases: Noelle M. Cocoros details the development of the RAVIOLI algorithm, a new method using electronic health records to enhance surveillance of respiratory viruses beyond traditional influenza-like illness…

By way of overview, first up a study in May Emerging Infectious Diseases providing a detailed description of Hepatitis E viral dynamics in a group of asymptomatic people tested every 4 days, showing rapid viral load rises and declines with parallel antibody responses. Next, a report in May EID of a cluster of invasive meningococcal disease caused b…

Welcome to our selected article summaries from some great public health journals including the April 2024 issue of the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, March Eurosurveillance, and other leading journals. From the April issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, we will cover: A report on deaths associated with pediatric hepatitis of unknown …

Hello, and welcome to our selected article summaries from the March 2024 issue of the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, February Eurosurveillance, and Nature Communications. First up, we explore a significant study published in the March issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases journal,by Pablo I. Plaza and colleagues, revealing a worrying t…

Welcome to this episode of our public health podcast, where we delve into the latest research findings from the February 2024 issue of the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal. Today, we're covering a range of critical topics that underscore the evolving landscape of infectious diseases and our responses to them. Let's take a brief look at what's c…