Alert sanitari
Frutto di una ricerca giornaliera da parte del team di specialisti del CESMET, coordinati dal Responsabile Scientifico, Dott. Paolo Meo, ed effettuata su fonti ufficiali e ufficiose riguardanti notizie sanitarie, epidemie e curiosità del mondo medico provenienti da ogni parte del globo, questa sezione è una vetrina di segnalazioni fornite in modo telegrafico ma completo.
Le segnalazioni servono a fornire elementi utili per affrontare viaggi e fornire consigli di tipo preventivo.
Quando è possibile, l’alert riporta anche valutazioni e consigli a chi si deve recare nella zona interessata dal fenomeno.
Dalla rete
- India: H5N1 Reported in Five Kozhikode Local Bodies; Culling To FollowH5N1 has been reported in five local bodies in Kozhikode district, with culling operations set to follow, according to PTI and local media reports published on March 18 and 19. The affected areas were named as Panangad, Olavanna, Kakkodi and… Leggi tutto »
- India: Kerala To Cull 5,961 Birds in Alappuzha After Bird Flu ConfirmationThe cull order in Alappuzha district follows reported H5N1 confirmation in Muhamma and will cover a 1-km radius around the outbreak center. Kerala authorities will cull 5,961 domestic birds in Muhamma in Alappuzha district after avian influenza was confirmed there,… Leggi tutto »
- UK Meningitis Outbreak Cases Climb to 27, 2 Deaths ReportedThe UK Health Security Agency said on March 19 that it is investigating an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in Kent that, as of March 18, was linked to 27 cases: 15 confirmed and 12 additional linked cases that have… Leggi tutto »
- Black Rain in Iran: WHO Warns of Health Risks After Airstrikes on Oil FacilitiesThe head of the World Health Organization has warned that damage to petroleum facilities in Iran could contaminate air, food and water, after residents in Tehran reported what they described as black rain following strikes on fuel sites around the… Leggi tutto »
- Pennsylvania Ramps Up Testing as Bird Flu Affects 7.2 Million Birds in 2026Pennsylvania is expanding its response to highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, after state officials said more than 14.3 million birds have been lost in the Commonwealth since the current U.S. outbreak began in February 2022. The state says… Leggi tutto »
- Dozens of Dead Swans in London Docklands Trigger Bird Flu InvestigationA specialist contractor has collected 30 dead swans from waterways near Canary Wharf. Officials say tests are under way and are urging people not to touch carcasses. More than 30 swans have died in just a few days around London’s… Leggi tutto »
- Sudan: Hospital strike highlights surge in drone attacks on civiliansThe death toll from a horrific attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur has risen further, amid a “sharp increase” in drone attacks against civilians this year, UN agencies said on Tuesday. Leggi tutto »
- ‘Truly transformative’ new diagnostic tools can help end tuberculosisThe World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for countries to step up action to end tuberculosis (TB) – one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers – by expanding access to new diagnostic tools that can help save lives. Leggi tutto »
- Nearly 5 million children are still dying annually before their fifth birthday: Here’s whyAn estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying slowdown in global progress on child survival. Leggi tutto »
- Middle East crisis: UN health agency releases emergency funds for Lebanon, Iraq, SyriaThe UN World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing another $2 million in emergency funds to support health systems in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria as strikes against Iran by the US and Israeli continue amid counterstrikes across the Gulf and wider… Leggi tutto »
- World News in Brief: Afghan-Pakistan border clashes latest, murder of Iraqi women’s rights activist condemned, Chile leprosy milestoneClashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have continued for a seventh straight day, with humanitarian access to affected areas still restricted, the UN said on Wednesday. Leggi tutto »
- World News in Brief: Epstein scandal highlights ‘silencing’ of women, Danish breakthrough on HIV transmission, Belarus rights updateUN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the Epstein and Gisèle Pellicot scandals are an illustration of intensifying threats to women and girls forced to suffer in silence. Leggi tutto »
