WHO, Mauritania on the way to leprosy free status

Based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) website, Mauritania has witnessed a substantial decrease in leprosy cases over the past fifteen years. This decline...

AMR increases hospital mortality in Italy

According to data processed by the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT), of around 1,000 patients with serious infections caused by gram-negative...

Suspicion of FBD, 3 dead and 114 poisoned in Florence

Two residents of a care home (RSA) in Settignano, a suburb of Florence, succumbed to gastrointestinal illness after being hospitalised at 'Santa Maria Nuova'...

Imported meningitis case in Milan

A 55-year-old female patient was admitted to the Sacco Hospital in Milan with symptoms consistent with invasive meningococcal disease, for which group W serum...

Suicide bomber targets Afghan Ministry in Kabul

According to sources within the Taliban government, a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the vicinity of a government building in Kabul, resulting in one...

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