Marburg virus: high alert at Spallanzani in Rome

In response to the World Health Organisation's declaration of a Marburg epidemic in Rwanda on 27 September, the National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INML)...

Anti-bronchiolitis drug ready in Italy

The Italian State-Regions Council has given the green light to the organisation of an immunisation campaign against bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the terminal bronchioles...

First flu cases in Italy

In Italy, the first cases of seasonal influenza have been recorded, indicating that the virus is currently in circulation, albeit at a low intensity....

Vibrio vulnificus deaths in Florida

The Florida Department of Health has reported that 13 individuals have perished as a consequence of infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a rare bacterium...

ECDM at the UN/WHO Conference: Using Space Tech for Global Health

The European Centre for Disaster Medicine (ECDM) was an active participant in the UN/WHO conference on Space Technology to promote Global Health, held in...

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