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,...

EMA recommends extending the Mpox vaccine to 12-17 year olds

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended extending the indication for the Mpox vaccine Imvanex to include adolescents aged 12-17. The preliminary findings of...

Elga Marvelli