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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 07, 2025                  n°:   6248        (Investigations on hantavirus cases on a cruise ship)
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According to statements from international health organizations there are currently no signs that large hantavirus outbreaks may occur although the situation could change due to the virus's long incubation period and it is possible to monitor cases in the coming weeks. Some say that perhaps the issue is a sort of mental attitude because it recalls memories of events related to Covid, but experts argue that the hantavirus scenario is very different and no mutations can be seen from the analysis of genetic sequences that could suggest transmission similar to that occurring with coronaviruses, measles and influenza. Vigilance as always should remain high keeping healthcare systems in good working order since with climate change potential pandemics are possible.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 14, 2026                  n°:   6254        (Surveillance on isolated hantavirus cases)
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Human health, nutrition and overall well-being would be threatened by the decline of pollinating insects due to habitat loss and climate change (as well as pesticides and intensive agricultural practices); in fact, these insects are indispensable for the production of fruits, vegetables, and legumes that provide essential vitamins and minerals for a balanced diet, leading consequently to an increase in diseases and deaths. Researchers conducted a study monitoring ten villages and surrounding areas in Nepal for over a year, finding for example that pollinating insects contribute over twenty percent to the intake of vitamin A, folate and vitamin E. The relationship between pollinating insects and humans is fundamental if we want to protect the health of the ecosystem and humans, for which purposes it is useful to plant flowers, reduce pesticides and protect bees.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 13, 2026                  n°:   6253        (Moringa seeds clean water of microplastics)
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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 12, 2026                  n°:   6252        (Andes strain of hantavirus found on cruise ship)
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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 11, 2026                  n°:   6251        (Cutting greenhouse gas emissions as insurance)
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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 09, 2026                  n°:   6250        (Cutting greenhouse gas emissions as insurance)
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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 08, 2026                  n°:   6249        (Cutting greenhouse gas emissions as insurance)
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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 06, 2026                  n°:   6247        (Cutting greenhouse gas emissions as insurance)
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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 05, 2026                  n°:   6246        (Precarious health due to seasonal pollen allergies)
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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.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   May 04, 2026                  n°:   6245        (Cutting greenhouse gas emissions as insurance)
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