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11 December 2024
A consortium of three public health institutes from Denmark (SSI), the Netherlands (RIVM), and Italy (ISS) has been designated to establish the new EU Reference Laboratory for public health on food- and water-borne bacteria (EURL-FWD Bacteria).
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21 August 2024
Multiresistant intestinal bacteria are becoming an increasing problem in the Danish healthcare system. From 2022 to 2023, the number of infections with CPE bacteria rose by 43 percent, according to new data from the surveillance programme at Statens ...
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15 July 2024
The Department of Data Integration and Analysis (DIAS) at Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is pleased to announce that we have published a website in English that provides an overview of the Digital Infectious Disease Preparedness at SSI, including the d...
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8 May 2024
The Danish Independent Research Fund has granted 6.2 million Danish kroner for a research collaboration between the Statens Serum Institute (SSI) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The project’s aim is to develop novel mRNA vaccines...
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22 April 2024
Statens Serum Institut is part of the European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare (EUP AH&W), the largest research and innovation initiatives the European Commission has co-funded to control infectious diseases of animals and to promote ani...
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12 April 2024
Statens Serum Institut has tested new vaccine strategies against ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (Trachoma). The first human tests show promising results.
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26 March 2024
Denmark and Sweden will jointly establish an EU reference laboratory for antibiotic resistance, which will contribute with scientific and independent expert knowledge within diagnostics and infection preparedness.
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20 March 2024
Following two successful Phase 1 trials of a novel vaccine candidate containing Statens Serum Institut’s ProC6C protein together with Novavax’s Matrix-M™ adjuvant, the first patient has been dosed at Mali trial site.
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12 March 2024
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is collaborating with researchers from across Europe to develop a vaccine that can protect against stomach ulcers. This week, the collaboration partners are gathering for a progress meeting at SSI.
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7 March 2024
A new variant of gonorrhoea bacteria has become more frequent, especially among young heterosexual women, according to a new study from Statens Serum Institut. The new bacterial variants may be the cause of the changed infection epidemiology.
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9 February 2024
The Statens Serum Institut is leading a newly launched project, EU-WISH, aimed at further developing wastewater surveillance to track diseases across Europe. This week, the project was launched in Athens with the participation of 26 European countrie...
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14 November 2022
The number of antibiotics prescribed by general practitioners dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The level of antibiotic resistance dropped jointly. These are some of the main findings from DANMAP 2021, the surveillance report issued...
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3 October 2022
Vaccinated Danes did not report poorer physical, mental, or cognitive health in the months following vaccination in comparison to the unvaccinated, concluded a large survey study on COVID-19 vaccine safety in the Danish population.
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3 August 2022
BA.2.75, which is a subvariant of BA.2, was first observed in May 2022 in India, where the largest increase in infections with BA.2.75 has occurred to this date. Since May 2022 this variant has been observed in 27 countries.
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14 June 2022
Hernias are characterized by protrusion of an organ or tissue through its surrounding cavity and often requires surgery, especially inguinal hernia repair in men is one of the most frequently performed operations.
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22 February 2022
The Omicron variant can be divided into various subtypes. Denmark has mainly been affected by subtypes BA.1 and BA.2. A novel study from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) aims to establish if reinfection with BA.2 can occur shortly after initial BA.1 infe...
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18 February 2022
Following the spreading of the Omicron variant in Denmark, more people become infected by COVID-19, but a more limited share than previously of those infected die due to their infection. This is what data from the Danish Causes of Death Registry show...
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3 February 2022
The latest figures from Week 5, 2022, reveal that the mortality has followed a declining trend in all age groups as from Week 1 and is now approaching the normal level. This occurs even though the number of deaths in which the patient had a positive ...
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31 January 2022
A new study by scientists at the University of Copenhagen, Statistics Denmark, Technical University of Denmark and Statens Serum Institut (SSI) examines the transmission of Omicron subvariant BA.2 versus BA.1 in Danish households.
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20 January 2022
So far, three subvariants of Omicron have been described: BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3. Worldwide, BA.1 account for most of Omicron-cases. However, in Denmark BA.2 is gaining ground.
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17 January 2022
A new study of infections with the Delta variant in Danish households shows that vaccines both protect against infection and against transmitting the virus to other persons.
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17 January 2022
Large-scale case-control study implicates genes critical for fever response and genes for communication between nerve cells.
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12 January 2022
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has tested a number of rapid antigen tests in order to examine, if the tests can detect the variants of SARS-CoV-2 which exist in Denmark (Delta and Omicron).
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7 January 2022
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) will on the 7th of January 2022 publish our report about Omicron for the last time. This is because Omicron now accounts for more than 90 % of COVID-19 cases in Denmark.
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3 January 2022
The study found an increased transmission for unvaccinated individuals and a reduced transmission for booster-vaccinated individuals, compared to fully vaccinated individuals.
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17 December 2020
It has been well-documented that HPV vaccination protects against genital warts and precursors to cervical cancer. Now, a large Swedish study confirms that the vaccination also reduces the risk of cervical cancer by as much as 88% if girls are vaccin...
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13 November 2020
So far, 67% of people aged 65 years or more have received influenza vaccination during this season. This is a considerable increase compared with the two preceding seasons. Concurrently, the free pneumococcal vaccine for citizens aged 65 years or mor...
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21 October 2020
In August and September, 44 Danes fell ill due to the intestinal bacterium shigella. The investigation shows that the source of infection was likely from imported fresh mint.
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2 October 2020
By participating in the study, you help the health authorities to understand the scope of the infection - and you may also learn if you yourself have been infected.
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15 September 2020
In the period from June to mid-August 2020, Statens Serum Institut detected three TBE cases in patients who, with great certainty, were bitten by ticks in Tisvilde Hegn and the surrounding areas, but beyond the area where the natural playground is lo...
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27 August 2020
Presumably, the whooping cough epidemic that started in the early summer of 2019 has now ended owing to the measures introduced to curb the spreading of COVID-19.
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20 August 2020
Not only was the season unusually mild. It also stopped abruptly due to the measures introduced to curb COVID-19. And COVID-19 “disturbed” the regular influenza surveillance measures.
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9 June 2020
The expert group for mathematical modelling of COVID-19 invites you to attend a webinar on Tuesday the 16th June 2020 from 9.15-12.00.
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29 May 2020
For the third year in a row, a high number of cases of Legionnaires’ disease was reported to Statens Serum Institut.
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19 May 2020
The number of notified cases of acute hepatitis B remains low in Denmark and chronic hepatitis B is in line with last year.
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19 May 2020
The first phase of the Danish government’s offer of pneumococcal vaccination for nursing home residents and some/special risk groups comes into force today, 22 April
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27 March 2020
SSI has developed a simple and fast method as an alternative to the chemical kit reagents that many laboratories are lacking to perform tests for COVID-19.
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26 February 2020
Seven weeks into the outbreak, a Chinese report seems to indicate that COVID-19 is receding. So far, more than 75,000 cases and 2,000 deaths have been recorded worldwide.
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12 February 2020
As from 1 February 2020, the present HPV vaccination programme for boys is extended by two catch-up programmes. One of the programmes is targeted at boys, the other at young men who feel attracted to men.
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12 February 2020
A new report from Statens Serum Institut demonstrates that Campylobacter remains the bacterium that causes intestinal infections most frequently in Denmark. In 2019, more Campylobacter infections were recorded than ever before.
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7 February 2020
Steen Ethelberg from Statens Serum Institut's (SSI) department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention has been named professor at University of Copenhagen (UCPH).
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23 January 2020
According to the WHO, a total of 41 pneumonia cases have now been caused by the new virus. Most of the patients have been in contact with a market in the city of Wuhan.
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20 January 2020
Troels Lillebæk from Statens Serum Institut's (SSI) International Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology has been named professor at University of Copenhagen (UCPH).
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14 January 2020
A study confirming that the MMR vaccine does not increase children’s risk of developing autism came in third on the Altmetric annual top 100 list of the most cited research articles in 2019.
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17 December 2019
Statens Serum Institut is successful to obtain rights for the production and sale of antibodies.
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20 November 2019
The decline is seen mainly among men who have sex with men and who have become infected in Denmark
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20 November 2019
Due to the current whooping cough epidemic, the Danish Minister of Health has decided to introduce a temporary free vaccination offer of vaccination against whooping cough for pregnant women in their 3rd trimester. The vaccination offer comes into fo...
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30 October 2019
The results of the world’s largest population study of sexuality and sexual health are published on Monday.
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24 October 2019
The Lundbeck Foundation grants in total 100 million DKK from the programme “Ascending Investigators’ to support 20 researchers.
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23 October 2019
The Danish National Research Foundation has invited SSI for contract negotiations to establish a new, unique research center. The purpose of the center is to optimize the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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8 October 2019
Recent numbers from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) reveal that slightly more persons had chlamydia detected in 2018 than in 2017. This is due, in part, to the fact that slightly more people were tested in 2018 than the previous year, but the positive r...
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7 October 2019
SSI has developed a new test for diagnosing TB (C-Tb). The test can identify the large number of people around the world who are infected with TB and at risk of developing active disease. SSI has now entered into a partnership with Serum Institute of...
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4 October 2019
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) and an international consortium of scientists receive a major grant from the EDCTP. The funding will be used to test three promising malaria vaccines in four countries in Africa.
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23 September 2019
When a pregnant woman is vaccinated against influenza, the vaccine protects both her and her child from the disease.
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20 September 2019
A mouse study by SSI suggests that a class of pain-relieving drugs, such as ibuprofen, may exacerbate respiratory tuberculosis (TB) infections by affecting the immune system. It is now being investigated whether this is also the case in humans.
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20 September 2019
The number of notified tuberculosis (TB) cases remained in line with the level recorded in 2017. So far, it seems that the level will also remain unchanged in 2019, according to new figures from Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
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16 September 2019
The number of gonorrhea cases in Denmark has followed an increasing trend for a number of years, but has not increased since 2017. In 2018, a total of 3,251 gonorrhoea cases were recorded.
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13 September 2019
Through a research collaboration between Institute of Biology at University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Naturama and Statens Serum Institut, scientists have discovered, that Danish hedgehogs carry mecC-MRSA in their snouts.
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11 September 2019
A new Danish article in Eurosurveillance focuses on the challenges of combatting VRE bacteria at Danish hospitals, as subtypes of VRE are spreading across and within hospitals. One type is especially difficult to diagnose.
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6 September 2019
After nearly 18 years with an increasing trend, the number of syphilis cases among men who have sex with men decreased in 2018, while the rate stagnated for heterosexuals.
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2 September 2019
Large genetic study reveals new insights into pregnancy duration and the timing of delivery.
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15 August 2019
A woman’s risk of endometrial cancer is reduced regardless of whether her pregnancy ends shortly after conception or lasts 40 weeks. This is the discovery of a new study by researchers from Statens Serum Institut.
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13 August 2019
Statens Serum Institut has developed a new vaccine against Chlamydia. The first human tests show very promising results.
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4 July 2019
Senior Researcher Heather Boyd from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has received almost 9.5 million kroner for a research project on the risks of heart and kidney disease in women who have had preeclampsia.
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26 June 2019
A new study from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) shows that vasectomised men have a 15% higher risk of developing prostate cancer.
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25 June 2019
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has studied the degree of under-reporting of the 5-year vaccination in the Danish Vaccination Register (DVR), and the causes of missing registration/vaccination with vaccine among children living in the Municipality of Co...
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15 May 2019
A new study from Statistics Denmark and Statens Serum Institut reveals that nearly half of all Danish school children attend schools where 90-100% of the pupils have been vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella. Even so, relatively few schools ...
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15 May 2019
Overall, all vaccinations in the Danish childhood vaccination programme improved in terms of coverage in 2018 or remained at par with the levels observed in 2017. Additionally, a strong increase was observed in HPV vaccination among girls who turned ...
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15 May 2019
The level of laboratory-confirmed whooping cough observed in 2018 was very similar to the level recorded before and after the 2016 epidemic. More were tested and fewer tested positive.
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4 April 2019
To spread the word about the unique research opportunities in the Danish National Biobank, and help inspire future collaborations, we are now launching a podcast that invites listeners inside, right next to some of the research collaborations ta...
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11 March 2019
As from 18 March 2019, the Pentavac vaccine will be introduced as a new primary vaccine in the childhood vaccination programme. Pentavac is equivalent to the previously used primary vaccine DiTeKiPol/Hib from AJ Vaccines A/S (previously an SSI vaccin...
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11 March 2019
On Tuesday, Statens Serum Institut (SSI) published the results of a research study which denies any claims of association between the MMR vaccine and autism. The results were later mentioned in the media all over the world, and the article is the mos...
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4 March 2019
A study by researchers from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) once again invalidates the claim that the MMR vaccine increases children’s risk of developing autism. The study results are timely because Europe is currently witnessing a tripling of mea...
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15 February 2019
In a new study, research scientists from all around the world – including Statens Serum Institut (SSI) – have found 124 variants of genes that are often seen in people who are willing to take risks.
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8 February 2019
Compared with previous years, both 2017 and 2018 saw an increase in the number of patients who became infected by leptospira bacteria, which cause a rare but serious condition.
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7 February 2019
Statens Serum Institut reports on infections in 2018
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18 January 2019
DiTeKiPol/Hib to be replaced by Pentavac starting in March.
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6 December 2018
A large study using nationwide register data from Denmark and Sweden found that liraglutide, a drug for type 2 diabetes, was associated with reduced risk of major cardiovascular events. The study was published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinolo...
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15 November 2018
Today in Seattle the Danish Minister of Health Ellen Trane Nørby signs an agreement for Denmark to be the future host of a new international centre for interdisciplinary solutions on antimicrobial resistance.
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13 November 2018
In 2017, a total of 278 patients with Legionnaires’ disease were reported to Statens Serum Institut. This is a 65% increase compared with the previous year.
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26 October 2018
Since pneumococcal vaccination was introduced into the vaccination programme, a marked decline has been observed in the number of cases of pneumococcal infections. This applies to vaccinated children as well as to the rest of the population according...
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23 October 2018
Giving birth reduces a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer later in life. Danish researchers from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) report that the protective effect arises in a particular week of pregnancy
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3 October 2018
Recent numbers from Statens Serum Institut reveal that fewer persons had chlamydia detected in 2017 than in the previous year, even though more people were tested in 2016. But the numbers need to be interpreted with caution, according to researchers.
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23 September 2018
In recent years, the occurrence of CPO bacteria has followed a continually increasing trend. Therefore, the Danish Health Authority has now added CPOs to the list of notifiable bacteria.
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23 August 2018
The ECDC, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, has reported an unusually high number of local cases of West Nile Fever in several countries in Central and South Europe during the summer of 2018. Travellers to the affected areas are...
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23 August 2018
Following the introduction of screening of pregnant women for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, hardly any children in Denmark are born with any of these conditions.
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3 August 2018
Pregnant women with the lowest plasma levels of long chain omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids - the kind found in fish oil - were at 10 times increased risk of early preterm birth when compared with pregnant women with the highest levels.
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20 June 2018
The season was very prolonged and characterised by a high number of influenza cases, among which influenza B was dominant.
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8 May 2018
For the third time, SSI will host the annual European pertussis meeting, EUPertstrain/EUPertgenomics.
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25 April 2018
In 2017, the coverage of all vaccines in the childhood vaccination programme rose. For several vaccines, the increase was quite substantial.
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25 April 2018
Whooping cough still occurs, particularly among small children, unvaccinated infants and older school children. Furthermore, there is a peak among adults aged 35-50 years of age.
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12 April 2018
On 1 April 2018, an offer of free measles vaccination for adults was introduced. You are covered by the offer if you have not previously received measles vaccination or had measles – because if that is the case, you are immune and therefore alr...
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11 April 2018
A 6-month-old child living in Copenhagen has tested positive for measles.
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11 April 2018
The number of hepatitis C cases notified in Denmark is decreasing.
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21 March 2018
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) in Copenhagen Denmark has been granted a sum of EUR 13.8 million from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP). The grant will finance the trial of a new and promising TB vaccine develope...
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21 March 2018
The disease outbreak now counts 27 patients who have been affected by infectious inflammation of the liver caused by hepatitis A virus. The investigation indicates that the source of infection probably* is Iranian dates.
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8 March 2018
Since 2010, the number of Danes who were vaccinated abroad following possible exposure to rabies has doubled.
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31 January 2018
As from 1 February 2018, boys who like boys can receive HPV vaccination free of charge if they are between 15 and 20 years old. The offer ends on 31 December 2018.
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26 January 2018
A total of 30,974 girls initiated their course of the HPV vaccination programme in 2017 compared with 15,237 girls in 2016.
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24 January 2018
The decrease was seen among Danes and immigrants alike, but nearly half of all tuberculosis cases had presumably become infected in Denmark.
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18 January 2018
In keeping with tradition, this year’s first issue of EPI-NEWS describes important events relating to infections and vaccines from the year that has recently ended.