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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
 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
n°: 6252
Search for climbers on an Indonesian volcano Rescuers who are searching for climbers affected by the recent eruption of Mount Dukono (about one thousand eighty-seven meters high) in North Halmahera - North Maluku have reportedly confirmed one victim while two other people have been located although it is not known if they are still alive, search operations carried out also with the help of drones equipped with thermal cameras have been hindered by the continuous eruptions and potential landslides. An investigation is underway into why the tour company organized the climb despite the ban; in fact, it seems that due to the continuous eruptions the authorities had imposed a climbing ban since 2024 for what is considered one of the most active volcanoes in the country; then now for Mount Dukono an alert was issued and all activities within a four-kilometer radius crater were prohibited. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 11, 2026 
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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia Three climbers are being searched for missing on Mount Dukono in northern Halmahera - Maluku in Indonesia due to a massive volcanic eruption that produced a smoke column about ten kilometers high with dense volcanic ash, authorities have also evacuated some people, then other eruptive phenomena occurred. Also in Indonesia due to bad weather and intense hydrometeorological events that affected North Sumatra in the past two weeks there is talk of a landslide that caused three fatalities on a highway. It is worth noting changing the topic but remaining on natural phenomena that researchers have recognized as the second highest tsunami ever recorded the one that occurred last summer in a fjord in southeastern Alaska caused by a huge landslide of about sixty-four million cubic meters of rock falling into the sea in less than a minute. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 09, 2026 
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Floods in Saskatchewan in Canada Due to the rapid melting of the abundant previous snowfall floods occurred in Saskatchewan in Canada resulting in a state of emergency being declared for thirty-five communities, there is mention of evacuations and authorities provided equipment to face the floods as well as personnel to manage closed highway sections and assist motorists dealing with accidents caused by water on the road. Among the floods to be reported is the one that occurred in sections of the Carrot River with significant damage in the flooded areas particularly in the Pasquia Golf Course. Difficulties for farmers who in many areas had to suspend the spring seeding after a fluctuating period regarding the rise in prices of fuels and fertilizers used in cultivation activities. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 08, 2026
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Floods in Somalia and bad weather in Italy There would be at least ten victims in Somalia due to floods following unusually heavy rainfall, with reports of rivers of water in the capital Mogadishu forcing people to move partially submerged and in some neighborhoods the ground floors of houses have been submerged; the death toll could probably rise since authorities have not yet managed to get a clear picture of the situation. As for Italy a wave of bad weather has mainly affected Tuscany and Liguria regions, where there have been cases for example of evacuations, tornadoes, cloudbursts and a lightning strike hit a house burning its roof; in general, temperatures have dropped considerably in the North and snow-covered areas were not lacking in the Alps; then there were various weather alerts in some regions also for possible hailstorms. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 06, 2026
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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
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A volcano erupts in the Philippines Alert in the Philippines for the eruption of Mayon volcano near Albay, a stratovolcano with a characteristic conical shape considered the most active among the twenty-two volcanoes in the country and responsible for about fifty eruptions in four centuries, there is talk of thousands of evacuations in an area south of Manila; then ash and debris reached Bicol, over fifty villages affected by the eruption which caused the formation of a high column of smoke over four thousand meters that darkened the sky. It is worth noting changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic topics that in Canada many people are complaining about the increase in allergies (particularly in Vancouver and Victoria due to tree pollen), as usual climate changes with increasing CO2, pollution, and even light pollution lengthen the pollen season and make it more severe. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 04, 2026
n°: 6245
Mexico City is sinking at high speed It appears that Mexico City is experiencing ground subsidence visible even from satellites and measurable at about twenty-five centimeters per year; according to researchers, this is one of the highest rates in the world, posing structural problems that are difficult to solve for this metropolis of twenty-two million people and one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Using large amounts of water pumped from the underground to meet the needs of Mexico's capital has significantly lowered the water table, resulting in a chronic water crisis that can only worsen; for example damages are noted to the metropolitan cathedral built starting in 1573, to the subway, to the sewers, to the entire system of pipes that provides drinking water and requiring careful monitoring of the situation. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 02, 2026
n°: 6244
Moringa seeds clean water of microplastics An extract from moringa seeds, a plant known to be very nutritious and healthy, according to researchers would be excellent for purifying drinking water from microplastics as well as common chemical components, then seems that moringa trees have been known for their water purification properties since the times of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians and now studies are being conducted to see if this is due to a kind of coagulating effect that allows microplastic particles to stick together and then be filtered. The tiny particles one micrometer in size of microplastic result from the progressive fragmentation of plastic polluting various environments from the oceans to the mountains and can for example cause tissue inflammation; in animals reproductive and hormonal problems have been observed. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 30, 2026 
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