As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy
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Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.
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A contagious infection sweeping through herds of Italian water buffalo threatens mozzarella production.
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In Italia la prossima sindrome influenzale colpirÃ  il 40% dei bambini. Il virus attaccherÃ  a partire dai primi di gennaio, e sarÃ  meno aggressivo dello scorso anno. I sintomi: dolori articolari e febbre che sale subito oltre il 39.
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Experts believe the cool summer weather may be responsible for the slow spread of West Nile Virus in Canada this year. There have been only 25 human cases this year, and no deaths.
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ROME -- New infectious diseases are emerging at an "unprecedented rate," and far greater human mobility -- by planes, trains, and ships -- means that infectious diseases have the potential to spread across the globe rapidly, a World Health Organization report warned yesterday.
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NEW YORK  - People who've visited tropical   areas -- particularly India and islands in the Indian Ocean --   and are suffering from fever and joint pain could have   chikungunya virus infection, public health officials warn.
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Extreme weather, drought and spreading disease are on the horizon if something isn't done to rein in the human impact on the environment, a new study says. By the Associated Press.
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Breaking news in recent years has been swamped with stories of extreme weather -- flash floods in East Asia, prolonged drought in Africa, destructive hurricanes like Hurricane Katrina, heavy monsoon rainfall in South Asia, and an historic heat wave in Europe.
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Orlando Â· Florida&#39;s string of hurricanes this summer may have helped the state avoid another record year of the potentially lethal West Nile virus.
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Southeast Asian nations are battling a  surge in dengue cases, amid signs that climate change could  make 2007 the worst year on record for a disease that often  gets less attention than some higher-profile health risks.
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Le Nazioni Unite hanno lanciato un allarme per il pericolo di epidemie in Asia meridionale per il gran numero di vittime conseguenza del maremoto che ha investito le coste dell&#39;oceano Indiano. Dagli Stati
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GINEVRA - L&#39;Organizzazione mondiale della sanitÃ  lancia un allarme planetario: le malattie potrebbero fare altrettanti morti di quanti ne ha fatti il disastroso maremoto che ha colpito domenica l&#39;Asia meridionale.
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Per sostenere emergenza in sud-est Asia colpito da tsunami
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Climate change is exacerbating the spread of  infectious diseases, new research suggests.
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A small region in northern Italy is  battling what may be Europe&#39;s first epidemic of the crippling,  mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus, a senior official at the  Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) told Reuters.
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Sono piÃ¹ di 39 milioni nel mondo le persone colpite da Hiv. Si tratta del livello piÃ¹ alto raggiunto dall&#39;epidemia dopo la scoperta del virus: nel 2002 a convivere con il virus erano, infatti, 36,6 milioni.
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"In the vineyards, there are first signs of 'sunburn"  A heat wave sweeping central and southeastern Europe killed at least 13 people this week, with soaring temperatures sparking forest fires, damaging crops and prompting calls to ban horse-drawn tourist carriages.In Romania, where temperatures reached 104 degrees Friday, the Health Ministry said at least nine people had died since Monday due to heat.In Austria, where highs had hovered around 95 degrees for days, the Health Ministry said three deaths Thursday were likely heat-related. Austrian media said at least five people had died from the heat, including an elderly woman who collapsed on a Vienna street Friday. Read more