Dengue, cases in Italy rise to 197 in 2024

Between January 1 and May 13, 2024, the Bulletin of the "Istituto Superiore di Sanità" (ISS) reported 197 confirmed cases of Dengue, all linked...

African Swine Fever: The risk of outbreaks in Italy

The African swine fever virus (ASFV) is currently spreading through the northern part of the country, between Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria and Piedmont. At present,...

Italy reports a Diphtheria case at Udine Hospital

A strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the bacterium that causes diphtheria, has been isolated from a patient in intensive care at Udine hospital. David Turello,...

Tick-borne viral encephalitis: 11 cases in Vicenza province

The latest Bulletin from the Veneto region on Arbovirus Surveillance reports 11 cases of tick-borne viral encephalitis in the province of Vicenza, Italy. Tick-Borne...

Car run over by a truck loaded with acid, one dead and seven intoxicated

A heavy goods vehicle carrying canisters of peracetic acid, a compound utilized in hospitals, was involved in a collision with a car on the...

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