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- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · Analysis
West Nile: ISS counts 312 confirmed cases and 13 deaths in the 2026 season
The fourth report of the integrated surveillance, updated to 19 August, records an increase compared with the previous week. For two other arboviral diseases, national data are no longer published on the Institute's online data dashboard.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Analysis
Medicines: EMA closes the door on PDF forms; a study in the Lancet on the duration of therapy after angioplasty
From 1 September, the European Medicines Agency rejects variation applications submitted using the electronic PDF form. In the 29 August issue of the Lancet, a study compares one month and twelve months of dual antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Analysis
Ebola Bundibugyo in Congo: 5,794 cases and 48.1% case fatality rate, epidemic reaches sixty health zones
According to the latest WHO bulletin, as of August 26 the Democratic Republic of Congo counts 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths. Since August 14 the affected health zones have risen from 54 to 60, across six of twenty-six provinces.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Analysis
Ebola in Congo: 2,786 deaths and vaccination of health workers in Kisangani
The August 27 bulletin from the Democratic Republic of Congo counts 5,794 confirmed cases. The ministry has begun vaccinating frontline personnel with ERVEBO, while the WHO notes that for the Bundibugyo species there are no authorized specific vaccines or therapies.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The update published on August 27 by the Democratic Republic of Congo, with data as of August 26, reports 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 related deaths: 81 new cases and 42 deaths compared to the previous bulletin, with 843 patients hospitalized in isolation. 60 of the 151 health zones in six provinces are affected; 82.3% of identified contacts are under surveillance. (ECDC, WHO)
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On August 26 the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Uganda over, after 42 days without new confirmed cases: the country had recorded 20 confirmed cases and two deaths. The organization also notes that since the declaration of the international public health emergency on May 17, 2026, at least 12 attacks on health facilities or workers have been recorded. (WHO)
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On August 27 the Congolese Minister of Public Health launched a vaccination campaign in Kisangani for frontline healthcare workers using the ERVEBO vaccine. WHO notes that for the Bundibugyo species responsible for the current outbreak, there are no authorized vaccines or specific treatments. (ECDC)
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The weekly report from ECDC, updated as of August 21, counts 625 autochthonous human cases of West Nile virus infection in twelve countries: 311 in Italy, 157 in Greece, 63 in Spain, 37 in North Macedonia, 28 in Romania. Twenty-one European regions have reported their first-ever autochthonous cases this year. The agency notes that transmission typically peaks between August and early September.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
Childhood vaccinations: 750,000 fewer "zero-dose" children in 2025 according to WHO-UNICEF estimates
The WUENIC estimates published on July 15 indicate 13.5 million children with no dose in their first year of life, down from 2024. Measles coverage, however, remains stuck below the threshold identified as necessary to prevent outbreaks.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
At its June 22-25 meeting, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted six positive opinions: these include the influenza vaccine Aujemflu for people aged 50 and over, Hopledo for adult patients with Parkinson's disease and moderate to severe motor fluctuations, Onswik (efsitora alfa insulin) for type 2 diabetes in adults, and, following re-examination, Daybu (trofinetide) for the neurobehavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome from age five. Twelve indication extensions were also recommended, along with the revocation of Tavneos's marketing authorization (EMA, sole source, primary institutional source).
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Estimates from the United Nations Inter-agency Group indicate that 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, nearly half of them in fragile or conflict-affected settings; in 1990 the ratio was one in eleven. However, the annual rate of reduction has fallen from 3.9% in the 2000-2015 period to 1.5% in 2015-2024 (UNICEF Data, sole source).
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Malaria, a European alert over cases linked to Frankfurt airport
A different story from this morning's: the European early warning system has issued a notice concerning malaria cases linked to the German hub. For the Italian population the risk is assessed as low. The available material stops here, and it is worth explaining why.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Italy's Medicines Agency (AIFA) announced the publication of the 2025 OsMed Report on drug use in Italy, the tool that monitors prescriptions, spending and appropriateness of use within the National Health Service and analyzes trends by therapeutic area and region. On the same day, the Ministry of Health updated its guidelines on physical activity for people with diabetes, transplant recipients and those with musculoskeletal conditions (Torrinomedica). Single source; the contents of the two documents are not detailed in the source.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
West Nile, the National Institute of Health counts 312 confirmed cases and 13 deaths
The bulletin, updated to August 19, records 156 neuro-invasive forms and a case fatality rate of 7.7%, against 13.9% in the same period of 2025. The virus is circulating in 60 provinces across sixteen regions.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
For the outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has made available 70,000 doses: 20,000 allocated for a phase 3 clinical trial, 50,000 for health workers and frontline personnel. The circulating virus is Bundibugyo, different from the strain for which the vaccine is authorized, and the question of cross-protection remains open. As of August 9, WHO had recorded at least 155 infections. The news currently comes from a single source (Mondo Sanità, based on WHO documents and a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 22, 2026); no independent confirmation available. Mondo Sanità
- Thursday, 27 August 2026 · Analysis
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Uganda over, cases keep rising in Congo
After 42 days without new infections, the UN agency certified the end of the Ugandan outbreak at a joint press conference with the Ministry of Health. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, confirmed cases stood at 5,656 as of August 25.
- Thursday, 27 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The European Medicines Agency has issued a direct communication to healthcare professionals regarding Vyvgart, indicated for AChR-antibody positive generalized myasthenia gravis and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (eanPages). The same review notes that, following the departure of Ivo Claessen, Melanie Carr, head of the Stakeholder and Communication division, has taken on the role of deputy executive director.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Analysis
Ebola in Congo, 70,000 doses of Ervebo allocated: WHO warns that the effect on the Bundibugyo strain is not known
Twenty thousand doses go to a phase 3 clinical trial, fifty thousand to healthcare workers. The campaign uses ring vaccination. Africa CDC believes transmission has not yet peaked.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
As of August 13, 2026, weekly surveillance by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control indicated 429 autochthonous cases in nine European countries; in the subsequent update, released on August 21, the countries number twelve and the regions 99, with Italy (311) and Greece (157) at the top and 21 regions affected for the first time. The joint ECDC-EFSA monthly report, with data as of August 5, counted 245 cases in seven countries and 12 deaths. ECDC and EFSA expect further cases in the coming weeks, since transmission typically peaks between August and September. (ECDC, EFSA Journal)
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Analysis
At least 35,000 excess deaths in Europe in the summer of back-to-back heatwaves
National mortality surveillance systems point to more than 35,000 excess deaths linked to heat. In Spain, the MoMo system estimates 4,947 attributable deaths, above the previous 2022 record.
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