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January 22, 2008
The Italian government has a crisis on it's hands regarding one of
Italy's best known foods and exports. A heards of buffalo which
produce milk for the production of Mozzarella cheese are infected with
Brucellosis. It is a contagious bacterial disease which can cause
livestock to have abortions, infertility and ultimately reduced milk
production. It can be passed on to humans through food and can cause
fever. However, the milk itself is safe if it is pasteurised.
The government is expected to cull about 32,000 of the animals in the coming
months and will do so with armed police. It is believed that doctors responsible for
testing and putting the infected animals down, have not done so because of threats from
the mafia. (Source- BBC - PROMED
December 24, 2007 - Last week there were 7
confirmed cases of meningococcal meningitis in several town in the
province of Treviso. Those ill were between the ages of 15-29. Three of
the victims have passed away. Most of the victims hailed from Latin
America and had attended a dance. The Ministry of Health dispatched over
50,000 doses of a vaccine to be administered to inhabitants between the
ages of 15-29. CHildhood vaccination is mandatory in Veneto. There was
also a 25 year-old student from Padua University infected who had spent
December 15-16th in his hometown of Conegliano Veneto. There has been no
connection made between the student's case and the other seven who
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