Category: Italy
Italy: 94 cases and 7 deaths from West Nile Virus
Cases of West Nile Virus infection in humans in Italy have more than doubled in the last week.… ...More...
Italy: It’s the second highest Covid peak ever
Covid-19 infections in Italy are 100 times greater than one year ago.
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Italy: Pediatric hospitalizations due to Covid-19 double in one week
In Italy, 78% of child admissions are currently children under 4 years of age.… ...More...
Italy: BA.5 at >60% of SARS-CoV-2 sequences
The proportion of BA.5 increased from 23.74%, in week 23, 2022, to 60.71% in week 25, 2022.… ...More...
Italy: ‘Dangerous increase’ in SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater of >30%
‘The national trend of SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater showed a “dangerous increase” (>30%) in SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in the weeks 24 and 25, 2022′.… ...More...
Italy: Lung function impaired by BA.5 infection
Subjects hospitalized for Omicron BA.5 showed an altered endothelial function three months after the acute phase with an impairment of lung function.… ...More...
Europe: 2022 summer covid wave already larger than European winter wave of 2020
Despite an almost complete lack of Covid testing across Europe, case numbers in the current summer wave are already higher than last year’s summer wave of 2021, AND the winter wave of 2020.… ...More...
France: BA.5 at 18% of sequences in week 22, 2022
Detection of BA.4 (1.1%) and BA.5 (18.0%) on the rise according to the week 21 Flash Survey in France.… ...More...
Preprint: Autopsies reveal Covid-19 brain damage
SARS-CoV-2 related coagulation disorders are the main cause of the brain tissue damage.
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ECDC & WHO: Joint statement on hepatitis in kids
The World Health Organisation have issued a joint statement with the ECDC on the recent cases of hepatitis in children. … ...More...
Sardinia: XJ recombinant is at ~20% of sequences, XM at ~15%
In Sardinia, XJ and XM Omicron recombinants are at 19.67% and 14.75% of sequences respectively.… ...More...
West European summer Covid wave brewing *6 updates, 1 prediction*
A new western European summer Covid wave appears to be developing, with increases in cases in countries that also saw large waves in the summer of 2021.… ...More...
Italy: BA.4 detected in Lombardy
The BA.4 variant, the new Omicron sub-variant under consideration by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been genotyped in Monza, Lombardy.… ...More...
Italy: Omicron recombinants XJ and XL at 32% of sequences in Sardinia
Recent Italian SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing information has shown that the Omicron BA1/BA2 recombinants XJ and XL are making strong headway on the island of Sardinia.… ...More...