Category: Spain
BF.7: Another contender for global domination
The XBB and BQ.1 variants have recently been making headlines, but another SARS-CoV-2 variant, BF.7 has been closely tracking their success across the globe. More...
Spain: Two child deaths from acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology
Spain has reported its first two deaths from acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among children. More...
Spain: Second case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever diagnosed after death
A second case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has been confirmed in a deceased man, formerly a resident of the Bierzo region of Spain. More...
Monkeypox: 12 infected at Cadiz tattoo parlour
12 cases of monkeypox have been detected following visits to a tattoo shop in Cádiz, Spain. More...
Monkeypox: Man infected by a second-hand scooter
An extraordinary thread on Twitter today from a man in Spain who is convinced that he was infected with monkeypox after touching the surfaces on a scooter he had just bought second-hand. More...
Spain: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Castilla y León
Spanish health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the Castilla y León region. More...
Spain: SARS-CoV-2 at RECORD LEVELS in Madrid region wastewater *1 update*
New data from Spain today shows that wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2 in the Madrid region are at record levels for the entire pandemic, and are at near record levels for the city of Madrid itself. More...
France: BA.5 at 18% of sequences in week 22, 2022
Detection of BA.4 (1.1%) and BA.5 (18.0%) on the rise according to the week 21 Flash Survey in France. More...
Dr. John Campbell: Wuhan Institute of Virology were working on Monkeypox virus in February 2022
Dr John Campbell wonders why the Wuhan Institute of Virolgy were researching the Monkeypox virus just weeks before the outbreak of Monkeypox in Europe. More...
WHO: We don’t know if it’s too late to contain Monkeypox
“We don’t really know whether it is too late to contain Monkeypox”
The fact that this virus has appeared in Europe in a large number of cases, an increasing number of cases, is clearly cause for some concern and it does suggest that there may have been undetected transmission for a while. More...