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
- 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 »
- Israel Reports Bird Flu in Jezreel Valley Turkey Flock, Second Case This SeasonIsrael’s Agriculture and Food Security Ministry reported H5N1 in fattening turkeys at a commercial coop in Moshav Nahalal in northern Israel. The flock size was 8,000 turkeys. Authorities established a 10-kilometre quarantine zone around the site. They also called on… Leggi tutto »
- Israel Reports 16th Death in Measles Outbreak as 6-Year-Old DiesIsrael’s Health Ministry said a 6-year-old child died of measles on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths in the current outbreak to 16, according to a ministry statement reported by the Times of Israel. The ministry said the child… Leggi tutto »
- Malaysia TB outbreak reaches 3,161 cases as government appeals for masks at Ramadan bazaarsMalaysia’s Health Ministry has urged the public to wear masks in crowded, enclosed places, improve indoor ventilation, and seek medical attention for coughs lasting more than two weeks, as tuberculosis (TB) notifications reached 3,161 by mid-February. Week 6 update: 596… 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 »
- UN drug alert stops shipment that could have made 1.6 billion lethal fentanyl dosesAn international early warning system blocked a shipment of chemicals used to make fentanyl that could have produced up to 1.6 billion potentially lethal doses, the UN narcotics control body said on Thursday. Leggi tutto »
- South Sudan fighting displaces nearly 280,000; UN warns of ‘perfect storm’Renewed fighting in South Sudan’s Jonglei state has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in recent weeks, damaged health facilities, fuelled the spread of cholera and prompting the UN relief chief to warn of a “perfect storm” of conflict, climate… Leggi tutto »
- Maternal deaths spike during war and instability, new report warnsNearly two thirds of all maternal deaths worldwide occur in countries marked by conflict or fragility, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners. Leggi tutto »
- New recombinant mpox strain detected in UK and India, WHO urges continued monitoringThe detection of a newly identified recombinant mpox virus containing genetic material from two known strains underscores the need for continued genomic surveillance, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, as the overall global public health risk assessment… Leggi tutto »
