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
- Measles global outbreak continues to spreadMeasles outbreaks across Europe and Central Asia intensified in the first quarter of 2024, with incidence rates of up to hundreds of times higher than the United States. One of the worst-affected areas this year has been Chicago, where 61 cases… Leggi tutto »
- Dad goes Viral on TikTok: Daughter has PinwormsWhile many parents are unaware of the risks, one father made some noise on Tik Tok with a new video: daughter has pinworms. Justin, a dad that runs the TikTok page drumbeatlane took to social media to tell the world of… Leggi tutto »
- French drugmaker Valneva Vaccinates First Pediatric Trial Patient with “Single-Shot Chikungunya Vaccine”Valneva SE announced this week that the first participant has been vaccinated in the Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and Immunogenicity in children of two different dose levels of Valneva’s single-shot chikungunya vaccine. The Company reported positive pivotal… Leggi tutto »
- Celebrity Cruise Norovirus Outbreak leaves over 90 passengers illWith the Celebrity Cruise from Tampa ending on Friday, details have emerged regarding the norovirus outbreak which has left over 90 people ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that among the 2,056 passengers, 92 reported illnesses with… Leggi tutto »
- Health Dept Update: Philadelphia Measles OutbreakThe Philadelphia Department of Public Health is currently tracking an outbreak of measles. Officials stated that “The City” is working to identify everyone who may have been exposed, checking their vaccine status, warning them that they may have been exposed,… Leggi tutto »
- CDC: Gills Onions Linked to Salmonella infection Across Several StatesThe CDC reports a food safety alert after 73 salmonella illnesses across 22 states and 15 hospitalizations. A voluntarily recall for certain diced onion products from Gills Onions include some lots of diced yellow onions (3-pound bags and 8-ounce cups), diced… Leggi tutto »
- Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuationThe Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli… Leggi tutto »
- Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famineMore than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of… Leggi tutto »
- Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action planMillions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines designed to diagnose and treat the disease more effectively, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Leggi tutto »
- WHO warns of severe disruptions to health services amid funding cutsRecent funding cuts have caused “severe disruptions” to health services in almost three-quarters of all countries, according to the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Leggi tutto »
- One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirthMonday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls. Leggi tutto »
- Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortalityOne woman continues to die during pregnancy and childbirth every two minutes on average worldwide – that's 712 each and every day. Leggi tutto »
