51 new West Nile cases and 16 deaths in Italy

A total of 51 new cases of human infection with the West Nile virus were reported in Italy between September 12th and 18th. This...

Blue tongue in Sardinia: 2,000 outbreaks and 8,000 dead livestock

Almost 2,000 bluetongue outbreaks in Sardinia killed 8,500 sheep out of 65,259 cases. This is shown by the data provided by the Experimental Zooprophylactic...

Veneto’s first dengue fever case

The first autochthonous case of dengue fever in 2024 was documented in the Italian region of Veneto. This follows the registration of disease outbreaks...

New syncytial virus alert from Italian neonatologists

The propagation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) represents a significant concern among medical experts, with particular attention paid to the impact on infants within...

Italian measles cases on the rise

The latest monthly Bulletin of the National Surveillance System of the Institute of Health (ISS) reveals that, between 1 January and 31 August 2024,...

Elga Marvelli