EURL-PH-DIPE
“For better prevention and monitoring of pertussis and diphtheria in Europe”
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Diphtheria emerging in Australia
Since October 2025, diphtheria cases have been emerging in the Northern Territory of Australia. By April 2026, more than 70 new cases had been identified, and the epidemic situation remains ongoing. Most cases have been cutaneous diphtheria with relatively mild…
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Emerging Corynebacterium Threats: Antimicrobial Resistance, Advanced MALDI-TOF Diagnostics, and Novel Zoonotic Infections
Three new articles concerning antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium ulcerans, updated database to identify Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex with MALDI-TOF, and emerging of Corynebacterium silvaticum with zoonotic potential has been recently published. All are important findings for the future. Below are…
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A novel study shows that pertactin deficient Bordetella pertussis strains have disappeared in Belgium
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bordetella pertussis strains deficient in pertactin (Prn) were increasing globally, particularly in countries using acellular pertussis vaccines. By 2017–2020, Prn-deficient B. pertussis strains constituted the majority of circulating isolates in Blegium. However, in the post-COVID-19…
