US EditionHib Outbreak in Germany: Big City Reports Dead – Disease Life-Threatening Within a Few Hours
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Berliner Morgenpost
An outbreak of Hib disease is currently causing concern for some people. How do experts assess the situation?
A rare outbreak of the bacterial disease Hib is causing three fatalities in Hamburg. According to experts, there is no major cause for concern for healthy people. However, if people are weakened, a course can become life-threatening within a few hours.
Shafaq News – Hamburg: Health authorities in the German city of Hamburg have detected an outbreak of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), which has infected 16 people so far, resulting in three deaths. The German Robert Koch Institute for Disease Control confirmed that the situation is not worrisome for healthy people, noting that adults may harbor this pathogen in their nasopharynx, but they are able to eliminate it. The institute's spokesperso…
Hamburg reports an outbreak of the deadly Hib disease. Several people have already died. These are the symptoms and risk factors.
According to the Robert Koch Institute, Hib diseases are rare in Germany. However, an outbreak is currently a concern for some people. How do experts assess the situation?
A dangerous bacterium has begun to spread in Germany, worrying doctors. Haemophilus influenzae type b, abbreviated Hib, causes the so-called hemophilus infection well known in children. But now its symptoms have also begun to threaten adults. Experts have already confirmed thirteen infected people in the country, three people have died from the disease. Authorities have launched emergency vaccinations.
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