A suspected case of Ebola has triggered emergency protocols in Cagliari, Sardinia. The patient, exhibiting symptoms consistent with the virus, was transported from their home to the infectious diseases unit at Santissima Trinità Hospital.
First responders-police, firefighters, and local officers-secured the scene as medical teams in full protective gear carried out the operation. The individual reportedly returned from international travel, but their nationality remains unconfirmed.
Italy has already deployed experts from Rome's Spallanzani Hospital to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pushing for border management to be a key topic at the European Council meeting on June 18-19. A videoconference of EU health ministers is slated for next week to define operational priorities.
Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya reported 263 confirmed Ebola cases and 43 confirmed deaths in the DRC and Uganda as of May 30, with suspected cases exceeding 1,100. Kaseya warned the risk of regional spread is real and an African-led response is mobilizing with international support.