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 »
- WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surgeChild and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age group, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). Leggi tutto »
- Critical funding gap threatens health response in YemenThe World Health Organization (WHO) warned that significantly more resources are required to scale up its response in Yemen amid escalating conflict and rising needs. Leggi tutto »
- Kenya races to trace all contacts after first Ebola death, WHO official saysKenya’s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim came into contact with, as the United Nations and partners provide full support, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in the country has told UN News… Leggi tutto »
- ‘No plague case’ in Siberia, Russia tells WHO as assessments continueHealth authorities in Russia say there is “no plague case” in Siberia following reports last week that a lab technician had died of pneumonia of an unknown origin in the region, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Wednesday. Leggi tutto »
- ‘Ebola takes the people children depend on’: UNICEFThe Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is robbing children of their loved ones – with some succumbing to the deadly disease themselves – the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday. Leggi tutto »
- Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague deathThe death of a lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region has sparked concerns over a possible plague case, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding that it was following the situation closely. Leggi tutto »
