Tag: pandemic
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Patient Zero: Has the next pandemic begun?
The world is ablaze with various crises, yet all seems quiet on the infectious diseases front. We find ourselves in the inter-pandemic phase: recovering from the last crisis, while figuring out how best to prepare for the next. Even so, our new government has decided to terminate all planned activities…
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella: the next pandemic?
Last week, ECDC issued a risk assessment on the emergence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST23 carrying carbapenemase genes in Europe, concluding that “there is a possibility of potentially untreatable infections in previously healthy adults”.