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
- Sustained heat raises infectious disease risks across Europe, ECDC warnsLonger and warmer summers are increasing the risk of several infectious diseases across Europe, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned. In a statement issued on July 29, the European Union health agency said that sustained… Leggi tutto »
- WHO Declares Hantavirus Outbreak Over, Thanks Spain for ‘Incredible Solidarity’GENEVA – The World Health Organization declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius over on Thursday. The final contact of a person exposed to the virus completed quarantine, tested negative and returned home, WHO said. “No… Leggi tutto »
- DR Congo Ebola Cases Rise to 1,406; Deaths Reach 438The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 1,406 cumulative confirmed Ebola cases and 438 deaths, according to a June 30 situational update. The case fatality rate is slightly above 31%. The latest figures represent an increase of 73 confirmed… Leggi tutto »
- DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Becomes Third-Largest on Record as Cases Near 1,300At least 1,274 confirmed Ebola cases and 360 deaths have been reported in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, health agencies say — part of a regional toll that now stands at 1,295 confirmed cases and 362 deaths across DR Congo,… Leggi tutto »
- Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa Up to $3.6bn, UN WarnsThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda could cost Africa as much as $3.6bn and lead to the loss of 328,000 jobs if it spreads further across the region, the UN has warned. The outbreak has… Leggi tutto »
- France Reports First Ebola Case In Doctor Returning From DRC MissionFrench health authorities confirmed on June 24 the first case of Ebola virus disease in the country. The patient, a physician who had returned from a humanitarian mission in one of the Ebola-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of the… Leggi tutto »
- DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Unrest fuelled by armed groups holds back responseThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread amid repeated and ongoing deadly attacks on civilians and frontline health workers by armed groups that are obstructing efforts to stop transmission, UN responders said on… Leggi tutto »
- Kenya begins countdown towards end of Ebola after last patient dischargedKenya began a 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak on Thursday, a day after the last patient being treated for the disease went home and 11 people were released from quarantine. Leggi tutto »
- When deaths go uncounted: WHO flags dangerous blind spots in Africa’s health dataQuality health data can help authorities to identify emerging threats and take lifesaving action, but a new report reveals critical gaps in Africa’s health information systems. Leggi tutto »
- Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR CongoSeventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak began almost six months ago, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. Leggi tutto »
- World News in Brief: Ending cholera by 2030 ‘within reach’, Haiti displacement and hunger, US human rights review rescheduledEnding cholera as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, as every cholera death can be prevented with tools that already exist, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Leggi tutto »
- World News in Brief: Civilians killed in DR Congo, Ukrainians wrestle with return, Guterres calls out ‘normalisation’ of forceAt least 30 civilians were killed overnight on Thursday in Beni Territory, North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to local sources cited by the UN aid coordination office (OCHA). Leggi tutto »
