Clinical Microbiology and Infection - March 2018 Authors: Sigfrid L., Eckerle I., Papa A., Horby P., Koopmans M., Reusken C.  With the distribution of arboviral diseases changing over the last years, there is a need to stregthen preparedness to (re-)emerging epidemics. This editorial brings to light the importance of raising awareness in the field of epidemiolo... read more

Read our exciting report on the proceedings, discussions and key outcomes of the event Reaching out: a meeting to advance clinical research preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks that took place in September 20-21, in Brussels. A common goal united delegates and speakers: to make progress in preparedness to deliver clinical research during an ID outbreak in or... read more

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - 25 September 2018 Authors: Gal M., Gobat N., Francis N.A., Hood K., Butler C.C., Bielicki J., Fraaij P.L., Sharland M., Jarvis J., van Rossum A.M.C., Heikkinen T., Martinon-Torres F., Herberg J., Watkins A., Webb S.A.R., Moore R., Sukumar P., Nichol A. Infectious disease pandemics (IDP) pose a considerable global threat and... read more

Public attitudes towards research participation during an infectious disease pandemic: a qualitative study across four European countries

Dromedaries in Africa and elsewhere carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To search for evidence of autochthonous MERS-CoV infection in humans, we tested archived serum from livestock handlers in Kenya for MERS-CoV antibodies. Serologic evidence of infection was confirmed for 2 persons sampled in 2013 and 2014. Read the article   &... read more

Diagnostic performance of influenza viruses and RSV rapid antigendetection tests in children in tertiary care F.M. Moesker, J.J.A. van Kampen, G. Aron, M. Schutten, D.A.M.C. van de Vijver,M.P.G. Koopmans, A.D.M.E. Osterhaus, P.L.A. Fraaij,Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus MC—Sophia, Rotter... read more

WP2 presented an E-poster at ECCMID Amsterdam 2016. Perfect C, Sigfrid L, Rojek A, Horby P (2016). " PREPARE’ing for (re-) emerging infectious disease outbreaks: A review of European Clinical Management Guidelines on Acute, Community-acquired CNS infections", ECCMID congress, Amsterdam, NL  

Whole-genome typing and characterization of blaVIM19-harbouring ST383 Klebsiella pneumoniae by PFGE, whole-genome mapping and WGS J. Antimicrob. Chemother.(2016)doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw003  Julia S. Sabirova, Basil Britto Xavier, Jasmine Coppens, Olympia Zarkotou, Christine Lammens, Lore Janssens, Ronald Burggrave, Trevor Wagner, Herman Goossens and Surbhi M... read more

PLoS One. 2016 Mar 10;11(3):e0150776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150776. eCollection 2016. Moesker FM, van Kampen JJ, van Rossum AM, de Hoog M, Koopmans MP, Osterhaus AD, Fraaij PL Read the publication here

A new ZIKA editorial publication was produced in collaboration with the members of WP3, WP7 and WP9. Zika: structuring the European research response Louise Sigfrid, Chantal Reusken, Gail Carson, Marion Koopmans ERJ Open Research Mar 2016, 2 (1) DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00025-2016  http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/1/00025-2016 read more