Écrit par The Journal of Parasitology | 31 Décembre 2015

The Journal of Parasitology – Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease caused by sand fly bites, is known to be a regular occurrence in 98 countries worldwide, with more than 350 million people at risk. The normal path of dissemination is from sand fly to domesticated dogs and humans. Currently, there are no effective canine or human vaccines available, and the disease is treated on a...

Écrit par InVS | 31 Décembre 2015

Les points clés

Activité grippale toujours faible en France et en Europe
Cependant on constate une augmentation de l'activité dans le sud de la France notamment en région Languedoc-Roussillon et Midi-Pyrénées

Écrit par WHO | 31 Décembre 2015

GENEVA ¦ 29 December 2015 -- Today the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea. Forty-two days have passed since the last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease tested negative for the second time. Guinea now enters a 90-day period of heightened surveillance to ensure that any new cases are identified quickly before they...

Écrit par WHO | 26 Décembre 2015

SUMMARYNo confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in the week to 20 December. All contacts associated with the cluster of 3 confirmed cases of EVD reported from Liberia in the week to 22 November have now completed 21-day follow-up. The first-reported case in the cluster, a 15-year-old boy, died on 23 November. Two subsequent cases, the boy’s father and younger brother...