February 2025

February 2025

February 2025 Newsletter Summary:   Increase in Norovirus Infections: 3,309 reported cases in Austria in 2024, a significant rise from 2,228 cases in the previous year Genotype Shift: Observed shift from the dominant Norovirus variant GII.4 to GI.17 in Austria...
February 2025

January 2025

January 2025 Newsletter Summary:   Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common cause of respiratory infections, especially in young children during winter and spring At the end of 2024, more than 15% of respiratory pathogens diagnosed at the institute were...