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11.07.2025 ambarkutufi

Diphtheria outbreak in Germany

Our German colleagues (Anja Berger and Andreas Sing) have just published and important paper, where they show how respiratory diphtheria is transmitted to vulnerable individuals, and unfortunately causing death. Their results also show that a person with diphtheria of the...

09.07.2025 ambarkutufi

Rapid Risk Assessment on Dipththeria in Europe

ECDC has just published a Rapid Risk Assessment on Diphtheria caused by Corynebacteriumdiphtheriae ST574 in the EU/EEA. This is a concerning issue as this strain caused more than 300 cases only in 2022. You can find the document from here:...

06.06.2025 ambarkutufi

Corynebacterium diphtheriae Outbreak in Migrant Populations in Europe

Our consortium members from LGL (Andreas Sing and Anja Berger), IP (Sylvain Brisse and Julie Toubiana) and our ECDC coordinators are included in the new publication, where diphtheria cases among migrant populations were identified in many European countries. This important...

12.05.2025 ambarkutufi

EURL-PH-DIPE websites launched

Dear Public, To date, nine EURLs for public health (PH) have been designated by the European Commission. These EURL-PHs are designated for seven years and their activities will be funded under the EU4Health programme. The aim of these EURL-PHs is...

09.05.2025 ambarkutufi

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Diphtheria outbreak in Germany

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EURL-PH-DIPE websites launched

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