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Nico Dauby MD PhD
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Infectious Diseases/HIV Medicine Physician (CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels). Clinical researcher (FNRS). Lecturer in infectious diseases and virology (ULB, Brussels). Vaccines addiction. EVASG member.
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When we assess the benefits of #vaccines, it is not only about health but also economic prosperity.
"Due to treatment cost savings, the investment implies net benefits of approximately US dollars 180 billion (1955 net present value)" for the US polio vaccine program
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17184390/
Retrospective cost-effectiveness analyses for polio vaccination in the United States - PubMed
The history of polio vaccination in the United States spans 50 years and includes different phases of the disease, multiple vaccines, and a sustained significant commitment of resources. We estimated ...
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#Respiratory syncytial virus can cause severe illness especially in infants

Data from Belgium, Portugal & Spain show that #immunisation of #children after birth with long-acting monoclonal antibodies 📉 the risk of #hospitalisation due to #RSV infection by ~80%

#IDSky #EpiSky #PedSky #MedSky 🛟🧪
Study in Europe: monoclonal antibodies effectively prevent respiratory syncytial virus in infants
Respiratory syncytial virus can cause severe illness especially in young infants. A new study published in Eurosurveillance shows that immunisation of children after birth reduced the risk of hospital...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Reposted by Nico Dauby MD PhD
We report a sudden increase in the last years of invasive pneumoccocal serotype 4 disease in Belgium, especially in young vulnerable adults. Unemployment, homelessness or unstable housing, substance use are risk factors. Vaccine policy should be adapted. #IDSky

www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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This winter, raising awareness among healthcare workers & following national recommendations will remain essential to reducing the burden of RSV on infants.

Press release: bit.ly/4qSWLex
Rapid scientific advice: bit.ly/4hTTNSG
Living systematic review: bit.ly/4hVQLxz

#IDsky #EpiSky
Protecting infants against respiratory syncytial virus this winter — ECDC issues advice
ECDC has issued a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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🧒 Marking the start of the 2025/26 season for respiratory diseases in Europe, we are issuing a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of #RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.

Read more on our portal: bit.ly/4qSWLex
#IDsky #EpiSky #UnitedInProtection
Protecting infants against respiratory syncytial virus this winter — ECDC issues advice
ECDC has issued a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reposted by Nico Dauby MD PhD
Following the success of ESCMID's WAAW webinars, parts 1-3, "Rethinking the AMR response" series continues with the fourth and last part, next Tuesday (18 Nov) focusing on vaccines and AMR. Register: https://ow.ly/mJI550XojQ5

More info: https://ow.ly/hoH550XjxMz

#IDSky #clinmicro #AMR
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We report a sudden increase in the last years of invasive pneumoccocal serotype 4 disease in Belgium, especially in young vulnerable adults. Unemployment, homelessness or unstable housing, substance use are risk factors. Vaccine policy should be adapted. #IDSky

www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Le 16 novembre prochain débutera la semaine mondiale pour un bon usage des #antibiotiques.

Découvrez gratuitement l'article grand public de la Gazette de l'Infectiologie rédigé à cette occasion :

▶️ www.infectiologie.com/fr/semaine-m...

#IDsky #IDskyFR #ATB #BUA #BonUsage #Antibiorésistance
Semaine mondiale pour un bon usage des antibiotiques - Gazette de
www.infectiologie.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Vaccine effectiveness against influenza A in older adults & the effect of chronic conditions: results from the I-MOVE and VEBIS multicentre European hospital case–control studies, 2015/16–2023/24
=> Better vaccines are needed for at-risk patients #IDSky
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Vaccine effectiveness against influenza A in older adults and the effect of chronic conditions: results from the I-MOVE and VEBIS multicentre European hospital case–control studies, 2015/16–2023/24 - ...
Background The Influenza – Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I-MOVE/I-MOVE+) and Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) hospital networks have conducted seasonal multicentr...
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Vaccine effectiveness against influenza A in older adults & the effect of chronic conditions: results from the I-MOVE and VEBIS multicentre European hospital case–control studies, 2015/16–2023/24
=> Better vaccines are needed for at-risk patients #IDSky
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Vaccine effectiveness against influenza A in older adults and the effect of chronic conditions: results from the I-MOVE and VEBIS multicentre European hospital case–control studies, 2015/16–2023/24 - ...
Background The Influenza – Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I-MOVE/I-MOVE+) and Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) hospital networks have conducted seasonal multicentr...
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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📣The draft document "ESCMID clinical guidelines on the evaluation and management of a reported antibiotic allergy" is now available for public consultation. ESCMID members are invited to comment on the manuscript before 26 November 2025. https://ow.ly/cbNz50XlAVg

#IDSky #clinmicro
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Risk factors for hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19 during endemic Omicron circulation #IDSky
"Recent chemotherapy, immune deficiency, and advanced chronic kidney disease were the strongest risk factors for hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19."
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
Risk factors for hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19 during endemic Omicron circulation, a population-based cohort study
Ancestral SARS-CoV-2 were, just like the initially dominant variants of concern alpha and delta more prone to cause severe disease and death than the later emerging Omicron variant [1–4]. Omicron appe...
www.ijidonline.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Risk factors for hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19 during endemic Omicron circulation #IDSky
"Recent chemotherapy, immune deficiency, and advanced chronic kidney disease were the strongest risk factors for hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19."
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
Risk factors for hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19 during endemic Omicron circulation, a population-based cohort study
Ancestral SARS-CoV-2 were, just like the initially dominant variants of concern alpha and delta more prone to cause severe disease and death than the later emerging Omicron variant [1–4]. Omicron appe...
www.ijidonline.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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This course is targeted for microbiologists & ID specialists who seek to update their knowledge of current and advanced diagnosis and management of endocarditis and endovascular infections.

Registration deadline extended to 30 Oct! https://ow.ly/RYXr50WvlLH

#IDSky #clinmicro
October 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Another thing I'd like to see is a study examining whether intratumoral mRNA vaccination vs. normal IM injection affects outcomes.

Anyway, a really thoughtful study that demands immediate follow-up in a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Fund mRNA vaccine research.
October 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Prevalence of submicroscopic #malaria parasitemia among migrant pregnant women (PW)
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"In a population of PW with recent migration history, SMP prevalence is non-negligible and associated with maternal and cord blood laboratory abnormalities"
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Prevalence of submicroscopic malaria parasitemia among migrant pregnant women: A prospective cohort study
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of submicroscopic malaria parasitemia (SMP) in a cohort of pregnant women (PW) with recent migration hist…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Paediatric invasive group A streptococcal infections and associations with viral infections in 15 European countries after lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions against SARS-CoV-2
#IDSky
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Paediatric invasive group A streptococcal infections and associations with viral infections in 15 European countries after lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions against SARS-CoV-2: an interrupted t...
The patterns observed across Europe during this outbreak demonstrate an association between respiratory viruses as well as VZV, and iGAS.
www.thelancet.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
« I will survive ! » what an opening ceremony at #EACS2025 in #Paris #HIVSky
October 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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"The work of community organisations in HIV is not optional. It is essential. It is a pillar of public health".

Caroline Andoum reads the Communities Declaration EACS 2025 Paris at the opening of #EACS2025.

Show your support!

Declaration: https://loom.ly/KMzXaD4
Sign: https://loom.ly/V9h6QaA
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Nico Dauby MD PhD
Reposted by Nico Dauby MD PhD
Just published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews : Efficacy and safety of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines
#IDSky #VaccinesSky
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Efficacy and safety of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines - Saif-Ur-Rahman, K - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
www.cochranelibrary.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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🚨 New Epi Alert this week: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is slowing. Argentina recorded 49 Argentine hemorrhagic fever cases. Rift Valley fever is expanding in Senegal & Mauritania. Kathmandu is facing a major scrub typhus outbreak. More: ow.ly/mptI50X8imx

#IDSky #clinmicro
October 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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The editorial team at #Cell wishes heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine, Drs. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, & Shimon Sakaguchi!

View their related research published in Cell Press journals: spkl.io/6013AVK2P
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October 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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A new Cochrane review pooled >100,000 participants across 14 trials of RSV vaccines:
- In older adults,RSV vaccines ⬇️ RSV-related lower resp illness by ~70%.
- In pregnant people, vaccination halved the risk of infants needing medical care for RSV & ⬇️severe dz by ~74%.
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
RSV vaccines offer vital protection for the most vulnerable, study confirms
A review of 14 clinical trials involving more than 100,000 participants supports widespread RSV vaccination to reduce severe illness and hospitalisations.
www.gavi.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews : Efficacy and safety of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines
#IDSky #VaccinesSky
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Efficacy and safety of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines - Saif-Ur-Rahman, K - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
www.cochranelibrary.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM