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...

High-tech disease detection mask designed by Caltech

A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), led by Wei Gao, has developed a high-tech mask that can monitor breathing...

The EU approves a vaccine for people aged 50-59 at high risk of VRS

The European Commission has approved Arexvy, a recombinant adjuvant vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), for active immunization to prevent lower respiratory tract disease...

Italian research identifies factors that worsen Mpox

As detailed in the EBioMedicine journal of the Lancet Group, an Italian multicentre study on Mpox has pinpointed several factors linked to increased severity...

West Nile virus in Italy, 232 cases and 8 deaths

Since the beginning of May 2024, when surveillance was initiated, 232 confirmed cases of human West Nile virus infection have been reported in Italy,...

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