scholarly journals Definition of a Protocol to Manage and Officially Confirm SHB Presence in Sentinel Honeybee Colonies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 8260
Author(s):  
Giovanni Formato ◽  
Giovanni Federico ◽  
Camilla Di Ruggiero ◽  
Marco Pietropaoli ◽  
Marcella Milito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Communication ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Veterinary Services ◽  
Local Health Unit ◽  
Calabria Region ◽  
Supervision And Management ◽  
Definition Of

Given the consolidated circulation of Aethina tumida (SHB) in Reggio Calabria and Vibo Valentia provinces of Calabria region (Southern Italy), the need for a more effective and less time-consuming approach to SHB surveillance emerged. Accordingly, honeybee sentinel colonies were established in the infested areas under the supervision and management of the Veterinary Services of the Local Health Unit. In this short communication, we present the protocol adopted in the Calabria region to manage the SHB positive sentinel honeybee colonies. The procedures for safely packing and transport the SHB infested sentinel honeybee colonies from the field to the official laboratory and the subsequent procedure for their careful inspection in the laboratory are illustrated.

scholarly journals Updates on the Mobile Divider and Its Use in Calabria Region to Monitor and Control Aethina tumida Infestation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 10637
Author(s):  
Camilla Di Ruggiero ◽  
Ziad Mezher ◽  
Franco Mutinelli ◽  
Alessandra De Carolis ◽  
Naomi Pocci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Official Method ◽  
Small Hive Beetle ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Calabria Region ◽  
Divider Method ◽  
And Control

The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida was first detected in the Calabria and Sicily region (Southern Italy) in 2014. In this regard, a more effective and faster inspection method than the Official one (Ministry of Health) was tested to detect the beetle in the hive. In collaboration with Calabria beekeepers’ association, a “mobile divider”-based method was tested, in order to facilitate the detection of A. tumida and save time during hive inspection. In this short communication, we provide an update on the mobile divider technique and its related inspection procedure, which was first proposed and used in Calabria (Southern Italy) from 2014 to 2016. We report preliminary data concerning the number of detected SHBs and the time spent for their detection, based on the inspection of two apiaries in Calabria region, using both methods (official method and mobile divider method). The preliminary data presented here show that, on average, the mobile divider method seems to be able to recover a slightly higher number of beetles (0.9 adults) per inspected hive, in a shorter time (25 s).

scholarly journals A Network Approach for the Study of Drug Prescriptions: Analysis of Administrative Records from a Local Health Unit (ASL TO4, Regione Piemonte, Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4859
Author(s):  
Gianluca Miglio ◽  
Lara Basso ◽  
Lucrezia G. Armando ◽  
Sara Traina ◽  
Elisa Benetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Data ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Prescription Data ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Local Health Unit ◽  
Administrative Records ◽  
Edge Linking ◽  
Novel Approach

In a Drug Prescription Network (DPN), each drug is represented as a node and two drugs co-prescribed to the same patient are represented as an edge linking the nodes. The use of DPNs is a novel approach that has been proposed as a means to study the complexity of drug prescription. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the analytical power of the DPN-based approach when it is applied to the analysis of administrative data. Drug prescription data that were collected at a local health unit (ASL TO4, Regione Piemonte, Italy), over a 12-month period (July 2018–June 2019), were used to create several DPNs that correspond to the five levels of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system. A total of 5,431,335 drugs prescribed to 361,574 patients (age 0–100 years; 54.7% females) were analysed. As indicated by our results, the DPNs were dense networks, with giant components that contain all nodes. The disassortative mixing of node degrees was observed, which implies that non-random connectivity exists in the networks. Network-based methods have proven to be a flexible and efficient approach to the analysis of administrative data on drug prescription.

Evaluation of the prescription and utilization patterns of statins in an Italian local health unit during the period 1994–2003

2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Deambrosis ◽  
Cristina Saramin ◽  
Gianni Terrazzani ◽  
Luca Scaldaferri ◽  
Patrizia Debetto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Health ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Local Health Unit ◽  
Utilization Patterns

scholarly journals Prevalence of L. monocytogenes in environmental samples collected in dairy plants of Sassari Province, Italy

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Terrosu ◽  
Antonio Fadda ◽  
Giorgio Frongia ◽  
Antonietta Sanna ◽  
Rita Melillo
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Competent Authority ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Local Health Unit ◽  
Rapid Alert System

<em>Listeria</em> (<em>L.</em>) <em>monocytogenes</em> is frequently isolated from food production environment and often persists in dairy plants despite vigorous sanitation regimes. In recent years several alert notifications were sent to <em>Rapid Alert System for Food Products</em> system as a consequence of <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> contamination of ricotta cheese. After the alert of 2012, competent authority (Local Health Unit of Sassari Province) organised an environmental monitoring plan with the partnership of the Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sardinia to verify analysis of dairy plants own-check according to Regulation (EC) N° 2073/05 and further modifications. In 2014 n. 665 processing areas samples of n. 50 dairy plants of Sassari Province were examined. UNI EN ISO 11290-1:2005 for detection of <em>L. monocytogenes</em> was used. Non-compliance in n. 5 diary plants are observed (n. 8 positive samples). Post-non-compliance environmental sanitisation was efficient and own-check plans included appropriate corrective actions.

scholarly journals Council Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009: state of the art and its application in a local health unit in Piedmont, Italy

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginevra Paolucci ◽  
Daniela Cagnasso ◽  
Francesco Cassani ◽  
Daniele Pattono
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Local Health ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Local Health Unit ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Council Regulation ◽  
Economic Nature

In the last decade, the European Union has reinforced the concept of animal welfare throughout the food chain, from breeding to slaughtering. Studies and assessments of economic nature led to the adoption of Regulation EC 1099/2009 and at the end of 2014 this regulation will be applied to all the members involved in the food chain. For this reason several local health units organized different initiatives. The local health unit of Turin no. 4 (ASLTO4) has developed a project aimed to train food business operators (FBO) to fulfill all the criteria developed in this Regulation. This initiative was divided into four steps: i) communication to the companies about the criteria of the new regulation; ii) a training course for official veterinarians; iii) slaughterhouse audits in order to get information about animal welfare; iv) and a training course for the personnel involved in slaughterhouses. The purpose of this paper was to report the results of the audits in order to identify critical points of structural, instrumental and documentary facilities. Then, the results can be compared with similar studies in order to develop common strategies and intervention areas.

scholarly journals EP1.01-87 Cutaneous Metastasis in Lung Cancer – A Retrospective Study in a Local Health Unit in Guarda, Portugal

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. S945-S946
Author(s):  
R. Natal ◽  
J. Costa ◽  
M. Oliveira ◽  
A. Amaral ◽  
F. Cabral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Cutaneous Metastasis ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Local Health Unit

scholarly journals Twenty Years of Hepatitis C in the Treviso District (Local Health Unit 2): Treatments, Clinical Management and Cost Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 228424031983586
Author(s):  
Annachiara Bellin ◽  
Giulia Franchin ◽  
Jenny Bolcato ◽  
Alessandra Bettiol ◽  
Roberta Pirolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Local Health Unit

scholarly journals Measles Outbreak Among Healthcare Professionals: Operational Response and Remedial Measures

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Dari ◽  
Anna Maria Cassano ◽  
Sabrina Di Lorenzo ◽  
Raffaela Napoli ◽  
Elisabetta Manini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Close Monitoring ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Mmr Vaccine ◽  
Information Campaign ◽  
Local Health Unit ◽  
Measles Outbreak ◽  
First Time

Given the numerous cases recorded in 2017, a descriptive epidemiological study was conducted in the Viterbo Local Health Unit (LHU) area, Italy. Hospital Discharge Sheets (HDSs) and the notifications of infectious diseases (NOIDs) were used.We were able to trace the distribution of the disease both in the general population and, in particular, among the staff of Belcolle Hospital in Viterbo. In 2017, 50 cases of measles were detected among the population in the area of Viterbo. Of these, 10 concerned healthcare professionals and 3 employees of the Viterbo LHU.Due to the education and information campaign on the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the close monitoring of the vaccination coverage among the employees of the hospital (performed for the first time), only 4 cases were registered from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 in the same area, and no healthcare workers were involved.

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