In a follow-up on the “superbug” NDM-1 outbreak reported in Tuscany, the Regional Health Agency (ARS Toscana) reports the outbreak of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM)-producing carbapenem-resistant...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Italian officials are reporting a cat tested positive for Lyssavirus in the municipality of Arezzo. Lyssavirus is closely related to the rabies virus. The cat’s...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, the Ministero della Salute issued the following update (computer translated): As regards health monitoring relating...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since our last report yesterday, Italian health officials reported more than 100 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the country total to 322. In addition, fatalities...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Tuscany, Italy are reporting (computer translated) an outbreak of the superbug bacterium, New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) Carbapenemase-producing...

During the last five years, Italian health officials reported slightly more than 10,000 measles cases (10,065) and 2017 accounted for about half of this total. According to the Ministero della Salute...

In a follow-up on the measles outbreaks among several countries in Europe, European health officials say outbreaks continue to occur in EU/EEA countries, and there is the risk of spread and sustained...

In a continuation of the 2015 meningococcal meningitis C outbreak in Tuscany, health officials have reported a dozen cases and four deaths through Feb. 26, according to an Italian media account (computer...

In a follow-up to the report of the first diphtheria case in Spain in 30 years, European health officials say the case in a 6-year-old highlights the challenge for preparedness against diphtheria in the...