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Surveillance on isolated hantavirus cases For the moment the risk of potential hantavirus epidemics remains low at least according to the opinion of health authorities who have however increased the level of surveillance on suspected infection cases that came from a cruise ship traveling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde, with three victims and nine confirmed cases of infection. The condition of a French woman hospitalized in Paris with a positive hantavirus test has worsened; the symptoms appeared during the transfer flight to the hospital; the virus apparently has a mortality rate between thirty and forty percent, does not spread easily probably through respiratory means or saliva droplets and has a long incubation period. Vigilance is necessary in case of potential virus mutations which could adapt to spread as sometimes happens with this type of virus. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 12, 2026 
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 Andes strain of hantavirus found on cruise ship Health authorities have confirmed that it would be an Andes strain of hantavirus that can be transmitted from person to person (usually spread by rodents), identified on a cruise ship that sailed from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde and which prompted investigations regarding this rare infection. Three people were transferred from the ship for treatment, including the ship's doctor (whose health conditions have improved and are stable after initially being described as serious), and a new case is suspected. In the coming days the ship will dock in Santa Cruz on the Spanish island of Tenerife and the passengers will be repatriated. It is really very different from Covid and very from flu, low the pandemic risk; transmission occurs through close physical contact such as in a little cabin of a ship and disinfection measures have been taken with passengers isolated in their cabins. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 07, 2025 n: 6248 Investigations on hantavirus cases on a cruise ship A cruise ship traveling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde triggered health investigations due to three victims of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, with three people sick, one of whom is in critical condition; in fact, there are questions about how the virus could have spread on the ship and in Cape Verde was not given permission to disembark by local authorities due to the potential risk that the virus could infect the local population. Apparently the virus has a rather long incubation period and the passenger initially infected on the ship likely contracted it before boarding. It is also noted that investigations are needed to verify that adequate preventive measures were adopted. This is a virus for which there are no cures or vaccines so early diagnosis and subsequent medical intervention are necessary. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 05, 2026 n: 6246 Precarious health due to seasonal pollen allergies Although they are not exactly comparable to floods and fires caused by climate change allergies according to researchers affect tens of millions of people with significant health consequences; in fact, the burden on the public health sector tends to grow due to increasingly severe symptoms related to allergies that can even become life-threatening, then generally the state of well-being can deteriorate significantly. High temperatures and higher CO2 concentration as usual caused by climate change from human activities with indiscriminate use of fossil fuels increase pollen production from plants triggering allergic reactions for example in Europe with a season that has lengthened by over two weeks in about thirty years with pollen presence intensity fifteen to twenty percent higher. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 24, 2026 n: 6238 Radon gas control in homes in Canada A study highlighted how in Canada the percentage of deaths due to cancer remains high despite the control tools used, how the forecasts for the year 2026 are not very reassuring in this regard and how cancer remains overall the main cause of death. Generally lung cancer is very common (often linked to cigarette smoking) and there are also unexpected hidden dangers such as that represented by radon gas in some Canadian homes; in fact, this invisible, toxic and carcinogenic gas could be present in millions of houses to the extent that monitoring systems are being considered, given that high percentages of lung cancer in both women and men cannot be explained by tobacco consumption and other factors such as lifestyle, radon and air pollution need to be taken into account. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 15, 2026 n: 6230 Study about long-term benefits for heart of some medicines Taking GLP-1 medicines that mimic the action of glucagon a hormone that helps control blood glucose levels (for diabetics, but usually improperly used for weight loss) reduces the risk of heart attacks; however researchers warn that if they are stopped these benefits diminish more quickly than the time needed with therapy to improve the patient's heart health. One study suggests that for example if the drugs are taken for three years obtaining cardiovascular benefits in this way, then stopping the therapy within a year and a half causes these benefits to be lost. Nausea, fatigue and the cost of these medicines are the reasons why people usually tend not to continue the therapy, but this could have consequences for the cardiovascular system; therefore the situation regarding heart health should be appropriately monitored. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Mar 19, 2026 n: 6208 Red meat and tobacco among the causes of breast cancer It is estimated that breast cancer cases diagnosed worldwide will reach three and a half million by 2050, these are data that make us reflect on how necessary it is to focus on prevention for example by limiting the consumption of red meat, eliminating tobacco smoking, controlling blood sugar levels, paying attention to alcohol, maintaining a proper weight and engaging in regular physical activity, even if the majority of breast cancer cases apparently are not attributable to lifestyle and women should be attentive to changes in their bodies. While mortality in developed countries has decreased by thirty percent from 1990 to 2023 thanks to decades of investment in identifying suspicious cases with mammography and intervening early, in developing countries the trend is the opposite with mortality nearly doubling in the same period. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Mar 03, 2026 n: 6194 Studies on avian flu strain in Antarctica A strain of avian influenza described as capable of causing the death of one hundred percent of infected wildlife in a short period of time is reportedly spreading in an area of Antarctica, according to the observations of a Chilean researcher who in April 2024 identified this particularly dangerous strain on the icy continent, now affecting a coastal area of about nine hundred kilometers. In Antarctica this strain (found for example in cormorants, kelp gulls, penguins, and fur seals) has the ability to spread to other regions and can cause the death of ninety to one hundred percent of infected animals in one or two days. A global wave of avian flu in birds and mammals has been reported since 2021; in 2023 it caused the death of thousands of Humboldt penguins in Chile; then generally some say that the situation needs to be closely monitored. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Feb 18, 2026 n: 6183 Plan to reduce PFAS risks in Great Britain After France Great Britain has also presented a plan to tackle the threat posed by perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which are very persistent pollutants whose molecules are practically indestructible in order to reduce their risks to health and the environment by identifying their sources, how they spread and how to reduce exposure (by setting limits and public regulations) for both humans and the environment. These PFAS are a group of around ten thousand synthetic chemical molecules used in many areas, for example in pizza boxes and many types of food containers, as well as in waterproof fabrics, cosmetics, and to protect the health of future generations it is crucial to address this issue since traces of these pollutants have even been found in Tibet and Antarctica and the health costs in Europe are estimated to be significant. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Feb 03, 2026 n: 6170 Potentially pandemic avian influenza Due to outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza hundreds of millions of birds have been culled in recent years causing disruptions in food supply chains and rising prices, then the risk of a pandemic worse than that caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus for Covid-19 is increasing, although for the moment human infections remain quite rare. According to experts the problem is that the virus could adapt to infect mammals and then humans potentially leading to human-to-human transmission, but unlike SARS-CoV-2 which was mainly lethal for vulnerable individuals avian influenza could be deadly for healthy individuals, including children; however several antiviral medicines are available that should be effective against the avian influenza virus allowing for vaccine preparation. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 28, 2025 n: 6117 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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