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Prevention in rat-infested cities Climate change could worsen the situation in cities already infested with rats, at least according to a study that showed the correlation between average temperatures and rat populations in these cities. Apparently these rodents like higher temperatures and this has already been monitored in eleven cities (such as New York, Washington, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Toronto..) known for difficulty in limiting the rat population; therefore prevention measures should be prepared to limit this unhealthy proliferation. Some say that for every rat that is seen to be there are probably ten more and it is appropriate to mobilize to avoid a possible "invasion" and consequent difficult disinfestation interventions, adopting preventive measures such as avoiding leaving food easily available to rats. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Feb 01, 2025 
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 Varicella virus reactivation and cardiovascular events In the event that the varicella-zoster virus reactivates (also called St. Anthony's fire in jargon) not only can painful events and various complications occur but also increase the risk of rare cardiovascular problems, so it would be necessary to take preventive measures especially in patients suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system. There is talk of a clear increase in the risk of myocardial infarction up to cardiac arrest in patients where the annoying shingles with previous cardiovascular problems occurs. With the average increase in the age of the world population, the incidence of herpes-zoster cases is expected to increase, then as age advances immunocompromised conditions are more frequent and therefore this can cause the varicella-zoster virus that has remained silent to re-emerge. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 31, 2024 n: 5837 Emergency in California for H5N1 avian flu After the severe case of avian influenza, Louisiana (linkable with partial genetic examination to wild birds and farmed poultry) California declared a state of health emergency for avian influenza H5N1 for the spread of cases in farms, but health authorities would have stated that the risk for humans remains low and cases of person-to-person infections have not been documented. To prevent cases of H5 avian influenza, it is necessary to reduce exposure to saliva, mucus and feces of animals as much as possible. To report by changing the subject but remaining on healthy issues that the health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared that the mysterious disease (one hundred and forty-three victims in November) circulating in the south-west of the province of Kwango is actually a severe form of malaria, but some say that further investigations should be carried out on cases. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 19, 2024 n: 5829 Expansion of Dengue-affected territories in Vietnam Vietnamese health authorities warn that the territories where Dengue is endemic continue to expand, then this fever would be becoming increasingly dangerous and unpredictable even if the death toll lately is lower when compared to last year. In the past the Mekong Delta and the central coast were particularly affected by Dengue fever, but it is spreading to areas in the southeast, north-central and in regions of the central highlands; so even in places to the north such as Hanoi and other mountainous provinces cases are beginning to be recorded. To be noted changing the subject but remaining on health issues the investigations into a virus (defined as mysterious, perhaps respiratory) that is causing dozens of victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo, apparently affecting mainly very young individuals in very poor areas of the country. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 07, 2024 n: 5819 Case examinations in Canada of bird flu Bird flu A H5N1 is very contagious for geese but considered not serious, then it infects various species of birds and sometimes even mammals; now a case of contagion in a boy in British Columbia in serious condition has turned the spotlight on the first human H5N1 domestic case in Canada and the tests would have detected the origin of local poultry farms where avian flu has spread (the version is not the same as genomic sequencing carried out farms in the United States). For the moment according to experts the risk that avian influenza can spread to humans remains low, but it is high in those who expose themselves without protection to infected animals; then the people who had had contact with the boy were tested negative. Milk and its pasteurized products are safe even if generally it is necessary to maintain high surveillance. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 15, 2024 n: 5800 Suspected H5N1 virus in park with feline in Vietnam The samples analyzed in a laboratory in the Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam would have advanced to the health authorities the high suspicion that the cause of the death of forty-four tigers, three lions and a leopard in two tourist sites in the provinces of Dong Nai and Long An in the south of the country may have been the H5N1 avian flu, then there is talk of investigations into other cases in safari parks. Three people who have been in close contact with animals that fell ill before death have been identified, the virus (which usually infects birds and poultry farms in many countries in Southeast Asia) can be transmitted to humans, so they are trying to trace the cases. Shifting attention to Italy, an outbreak of about one hundred cases of dengue in Fano in the Marche region, distributed products to avoid being bitten and the proliferation of mosquitoes. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Oct 03, 2024 n: 5764 Knowledge to be learned about mpox variants Tests should be conducted to understand what the differences are regarding infections from variants of monkeypox (mpox); in fact, apparently the researchers say that caution is needed before declaring for example that the Calde 1 variant is associated with a higher mortality rate than Clade 2, then also with regard to the Clade 1b subvariant perhaps it is an evolution that spreads among humans, possibly even more virulent than the zoonosis Clade 1 (now called Clade 1a) which usually affected infected animals and in a more limited way the men in specific communities. In the meantime while some say that mpox will not be a new Covid there is talk of a case identified in Thailand of a new variant, then in Indonesia the level of attention towards the virus has been raised with dozens of laboratories equipped for viral tests. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 23, 2024 n: 5729 Case of monkeypox in the Philippines Health authorities have not yet sequenced the genome of the mpox virus that infected a Filipino man who had not traveled abroad, is the first case monitored since December last year; this refers to the global alert regarding greater surveillance on monkeypox. Recently Pakistan had confirmed at least one case of the virus even if the exact outcome of the sequencing is not known. Generally people infected with the virus have mild symptoms but in some cases for example with a weakened immune system it can also be fatal especially if it is the new clade 1 variant (are talking about four percent of cases of victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then the "TPOXX" antiviral doesn't appear to work with the clade 1), itchy lesions often form on the skin and even pustules with fever and malaise. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 19, 2024 n: 5725 Possibly low spread for mpox virus in Europe According to the forecasts of the health authorities even if imported cases of monkeypox in Europe will probably rise there will hardly be a wide spread of the mpox virus, then the disease should not be so serious; provided that all surveillance practices are adopted, avoiding close contacts and isolating any cases identified. Since November 2023 for example in the Democratic Republic of Congo there have been over sixteen thousand new cases with the clade 1 mpox variant with over five hundred victims, therefore with a sharp increase in cases; then nine other neighboring countries reported cases. Two days ago the new mpox variant Clade 1b was identified in Sweden, but some say that the risk of a Covid-type pandemic is difficult even if the question remains about possible further mutations of the virus and infections under trace. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 17, 2024 n: 5724 Mpox health emergency in Africa With a one hundred and sixty percent increase in fatalities compared to 2023 health authorities have reportedly declared a health emergency caused by monkeypox (mpox) across the African continent calling for concrete action for greater support from the world as the zoonosis is spreading through sexual intercourse or close contact. Concern rises by monitoring the daily situation and the sending of ten million doses of vaccines is requested and there are fears given the pace of spread that it could also affect the whole world, so accurate surveillance of any cases that could go unnoticed with adequate isolation is necessary, then it must be considered that in an interconnected world it could only be a matter of time for the virus to spread as happened for example for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 14, 2024 n: 5722 Health and Wellness * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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