Publications by authors named "Francesco Maddalo"
Background: The occurrence of pandemic H1N1 influenza in 2009 led health authorities to promptly start massive vaccination campaigns. Due to the need of shortening time for development and approval, the pandemic vaccine was prepared by mock-up strategy, and limited safety data were available upon starting vaccine administration.
Aims: To determine the frequencies and clinical features of adverse events (AEs) observed in a population of subjects of an Italian health district receiving pandemic vaccination.
Article Synopsis
- - An outbreak linked to oyster consumption affected over 200 people in Italy and 127 individuals in smaller groups across France, prompting the analysis of epidemiological data, clinical cases, and shellfish samples.
- - Investigations centered on an oyster-producing lagoon in southern France included environmental data collection and virologic analyses using reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR).
- - The study highlighted the importance of international laboratory collaboration for data interpretation and revealed that heavy rain contributed to accidental seafood contamination, resulting in high levels of norovirus in oysters.
Human infection with the sheep nasal botfly Oestrus ovis is sporadic and is often the consequence of an accidental deposit of the larvae by an adult botfly in the eye. This infestation results in external ophthalmomyiasis that, although a very rare condition, is more common among people living close to farming communities. We report three cases of O.
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