by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Oct 23, 2025 | Newsletter
October 2025 Newsletter Summary: Rhinoviruses show clear dominance in October 2025 with an overall positivity rate of 45% among hospitalized patients Austria-wide sentinel surveillance confirms high rhinovirus proportion of 63% in calendar week 43 Particularly...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Sep 29, 2025 | Newsletter
September 2025 Newsletter Summary: RSV is the most common reason for hospitalizations among infants and young children in Austria – over 2,600 children aged 0 to 4 were hospitalized in the 2023/2024 season The monoclonal antibody Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) was...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Jul 29, 2025 | Newsletter
July 2025 Newsletter Summary: The Chikungunya virus is increasingly spreading to Central Europe via the Asian tiger mosquito – first autochthonous case reported in the Alsace region Key symptoms include high fever and severe joint and muscle pain; up to 50% of...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Jun 29, 2025 | Newsletter
June 2025 Newsletter Summary: Unusual increase in rotavirus cases between January and mid-June 2025, with one-third of cases occurring in May and June instead of the typical peak period of February to April Total of 106 positive rotavirus detections in our...
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...
