News from Italy

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Hantavirus, what it is and how it spreads: contagion and symptoms, is Italy at risk?

Adnkronos Q&A piece on the MV Hondius cluster, focused on Italian readership. Key takeaway: ECDC risk for general European population assessed as 'very low'.

ANSA · 📍 Rome · 1d ago

Hantavirus: what it is, how it spreads, and what it causes

ANSA explainer in Italian on hantavirus: family of zoonotic viruses transmitted primarily by rodents, capable of causing pulmonary or hemorrhagic syndromes. Italian Ministry of Health reports no domestic cases.

Leggo · 📍 Rome · 2d ago

Hantavirus, can it reach Italy? The actual risks and human-to-human transmission

Italian newspaper Leggo Q&A piece on hantavirus risk for Italy. ECDC assesses European risk as 'very low'. Ministry of Health has reinforced surveillance for travelers returning from South America.

ANSA · 📍 Genova · 3d ago

No drug for hantavirus — only intensive care in severe cases

Italian infectious disease specialist Matteo Bassetti tells ANSA there is no specific antiviral for hantavirus. Treatment is supportive ICU care; early hospitalization improves survival.

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