"For some years now, the temperatures to which our country is also subjected have meant that some vectors, particularly mosquitoes from other parts of the world, are becoming more and more common even in our latitudes." This is the warning issued by Matteo Bassetti, director of the Policlinico San Martino Hospital in Genoa's Infectious Diseases Clinic. "We're used to common mosquitoes," Bassetti continued, "but the tiger mosquito, which transmits some infectious diseases and can be quite aggressive, has brought cases of dengue to the south of France." Nile fever has been prevalent in Italy for several years; the first case of 2023 was recently reported in Parma. I would therefore not rule out the possibility that, particularly in recently flooded areas where we know that swamps have remained for many days, where mosquitoes generally live due to insufficient disinfestation, there will be many cases of Nile fever this summer. Which is an infection that, fortunately, in the majority of cases does not cause serious complications, but in the most fragile and elderly individuals can cause meningitis, encephalitis, and even death".
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