Covid continues to circulate, although with a reduced impact thanks to vaccines, but its seasonal trend remains difficult to predict, with waves that can also manifest in spring and summer. #Covid19 #Vaccinazione #SalutePubblica (translated)
Piedmont launches the influenza vaccination campaign for the 2026-2027 season, aimed at protecting the elderly and fragile individuals from the virus and avoiding overcrowding in emergency rooms. #VaccinazioneAntinfluenzale #SalutePubblica #PrevenzioneMalattie (translated)
After the death of scientist Darya Shipilova, the Irkutsk laboratory is at the center of controversies regarding possible links to public funding and anti-plague tests conducted in collaboration with China, while the Siberian governor has declared the conclusion of the inspections without finding health issues. #PesteInSiberia #RobertKennedyJr #SalutePubblica (translated)
The debate on the abolition of the daylight saving time change in Italy, as there is a consensus that the change is not liked by many, but there is no agreement on which time to keep permanently between legal time and solar time. #OraLegale #AbolizioneCambioOra #SalutePubblica (translated)
We don't believe it is a biological weapon. Donald Trump stated in the last few hours: "We don't believe it is a biological weapon." #PesteSiberiana #ArmiBiologiche #SalutePubblica (translated)
The mystery surrounding the Siberian plague continues to grow, fueled by the fear that a modified strain could be used as a biological weapon, while the lack of transparency from Russia raises international concerns. #PesteSiberiana #ArmiBiologiche #SalutePubblica (translated)
The Russian health agency Rospotrebnadzor has denied rumors about a supposed second case of plague in the Irkutsk region, stating that such information is false and that no health problems related to infectious diseases have been found among people in contact with the previous case. #Peste #SalutePubblica #FakeNews (translated)
Jacopo Iacoboni wrote that the director of the WHO, Ghebreyesus, had reported that his colleagues had raised new questions after receiving responses from Russia regarding the Irkutsk case. Iacoboni added that Russia had not indicated the pathogen that had requested anti-epidemic measures and that, in his opinion, it would have been better to declare immediately that it was a case of plague. https://t.co/8yXVf5uAgf #OMS #SalutePubblica #Russia (translated)
"If there is an increase in deaths among the people in quarantine, it could be a resistant virus to antibiotics." According to Alibek, the facility in Irkutsk would be part of a larger network of scientific infrastructures developed during the Soviet era and linked to military research. #PestePolmonare #ArmiBiologiche #SalutePubblica (translated)
A former leader of the Soviet biological weapons program has warned of a potential risk of antibiotic-resistant pneumonic plague, following the mysterious death of a researcher in Siberia, who allegedly accidentally broke a test tube containing the Yersinia pestis bacterium days before falling ill. #PestePolmonare #ArmiBiologiche #SalutePubblica (translated)
Russia is also "ready to provide assistance to the United States in the fight against outbreaks of infectious diseases," including the plague, stated Rospotrebnadzor, after US President Donald Trump said that his administration could provide support to the authorities in Moscow following a suspected case in the Irkutsk region. #Peste #SalutePubblica #Russia (translated)
"It is up to Russia to provide more information about what happened." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia for transparency and information sharing following the death of a researcher from an institute for the fight against plague in Siberia. #Peste #SalutePubblica #Russia (translated)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to share information about the death of a researcher at an institute against the plague in Siberia, highlighting concerns related to transparency following the suspicious case and implications for international public health. #Peste #SalutePubblica #Russia (translated)
Ultimora.net reported that Russia had declared itself ready to assist the United States in the fight against epidemics of infectious diseases, citing the increase of measles cases in some American states and a death from plague recorded in New Mexico in June. According to the post, the proposal came after Washington had offered to help Moscow with reports of suspected plague cases in the Siberian region of Irkutsk. Rubio stated that the United States had already put measures in place to intervene if the situation turned out to be more serious than previously recognized, and urged Russia to share more information with the rest of the world. #Russia #Epidemie #SalutePubblica (translated)
The spokesperson Dmitry Peskov urged not to trust the "rumors" and to refer to the official communications of Rospotrebnadzor. #Peste #Siberia #SalutePubblica (translated)
The mystery of the death of Daria Shipilova, a young researcher at an anti-plague institute in Siberia, revolves around pneumonia of unknown etiology that has raised doubts about the possible involvement of the plague and the timeliness of diagnosis and treatment. #Peste #Siberia #SalutePubblica (translated)
"I would not rule out the possibility that there may have been other infections," warns infectious disease physician Matteo Bassetti about pneumonic plague. #PestePolmonare #AllertaSanitaria #SalutePubblica (translated)
The alert for pneumonic plague in Europe, similar to Covid in terms of the speed of contagion, was triggered after the death of a researcher in Siberia, raising concern despite the fact that there is currently no vaccine. #PestePolmonare #AllertaSanitaria #SalutePubblica (translated)
Ultimora.net reported that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan had strengthened border controls and health measures following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician in Siberia. According to the site, Russian authorities had attributed the death to pneumonia of unknown origin and ensured that the situation was under control; examinations of the body, they added, had not detected traces of the plague. The site reported that some local media had speculated that Shipilova had contracted the disease after an accidental breakage of a test tube containing pathogens at the workplace, while possible exposure in Thailand, from which the woman had recently returned, was also considered. Ultimora.net also reported that Russian authorities had quarantined four hospitals in Irkutsk. #AsiaCentro #SalutePubblica #SicurezzaSanitaria (translated)
The influenza vaccination campaign has begun in Piedmont, with free vaccinations for at-risk categories and costs for those who do not fall into those categories, starting from October 8 for children and from October 13 for adults. #VaccinoAntinfluenzale #CampagnaVaccinale #SalutePubblica (translated)
