Mussel farming, Dioxin risk persists in Taranto

Following the detection of dioxin and PCB-DL levels well above the legal limits in mussels farmed in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto since 2016,...

West Nile in Italy, 4 dead in Modena

The number of deaths attributable to West Nile virus in Modena has increased to four, according to a recent report by the local health...

24 outbreaks of swine fever in Italy

Giovanni Filippini, the Extraordinary Commissioner for African Swine Fever, reported to ANSA news agency that Italy is currently experiencing 24 outbreaks of the disease....

Avian flu kills 15-year-old in Cambodia

A 15-year-old girl, diagnosed with the avian influenza A H5N1 virus, has passed away in Cambodia. The WHO confirmed the case after laboratory tests....

Italy investigates genetic sequencing of West Nile and Tuscan viruses

The analysis laboratory in Pievesestina (Cesena), which serves as the regional sequencing hub for all infectious diseases in the Emilia-Romagna region, is currently studying...

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