ebola

Ora ebola fa paura: in Congo è emergenza

Mauro Giacca ci racconta dell'epidemia che si sta diffondendo nel paese africano

Students put a poster detailing Ebola sensitization on the walls at La Vérité school in Butembo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo on 23 March 2019. The Ministry of Health (MoH), World Health Organisation and partners remain committed to strengthening community engagement efforts to urge individuals suspected to have contracted Ebola to seek care early and improve their chances of survival, as well as to reduce the risks of transmission. However, the presence of armed groups, their activities and their increasing direct threats against Ebola response teams, including removal of leaflets and intimidation of local health workers, continue to dampen the effort in several towns of North-Kivu province.

Vaccini internazionali contro le malattie virali

Presentata a Davos la Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation du Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: avrà lo scopo di prevenire che il mondo sia ancora tragicamente impreparato di fronte alle prossime epidemie

«Ebola, il pericolo pandemia esiste. Il virus va fermato in Africa»

Il biologo molecolare triestino Mauro Giacca (Icgeb): «Ai governi si impone un grande sforzo collettivo Il vaccino è in ritardo preoccupante, ma ha i requisiti giusti per funzionare. Importante privilegiare i comportamenti razionali»