by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | May 29, 2025 | Newsletter
May 2025 Newsletter Summary: Ticks transmit various pathogens including Borrelia bacteria and the TBE virus AGES launched a nationwide tick monitoring program in 2024, examining 1,420 ticks The monitoring continues in 2025 and will be expanded to include...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Apr 29, 2025 | Newsletter
April 2025 Newsletter Summary: Massive increase in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in Tyrol since 2024 PCR testing is the diagnostic method of choice for atypical pneumonia Increasing macrolide resistance poses a growing global challenge Respiratory PCR panel...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Mar 29, 2025 | Newsletter
March 2025 Newsletter Summary: Tick season starts earlier and lasts longer due to climate change – increased risk for TBE, Lyme disease, and HGE Lyme disease progresses in three stages, with erythema migrans appearing as the first symptom in 70-80% of cases...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Feb 28, 2025 | Newsletter
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...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Jan 29, 2025 | Newsletter
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...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Dec 29, 2024 | Newsletter
December 2024 Newsletter Summary: Conversion of several antibody tests due to EU Regulation 2017/746 on In-vitro Diagnostics (IVDR) New ELISA tests replacing previous KBR tests for adenovirus, influenza A/B, Brucella, Campylobacter, Coxiella, and Yersinia...
