In Italy, Toscana virus is the most common cause of meningitis from May to October. Though only a few cases have been reported in U.S. travelers returning from Europe, most cases are likely unrecognized due to lack of familiarity with the disease. Here, we describe the case of an 82-year-old man presenting with fever, profound weakness, and hearing loss after returning to the United States foll...

This paper reports a study on work characteristics and health in workers varying in ethnicity in Southern Italy and takes the Demands-Resources-IndividualEffects (DRIVE) model (Mark & Smith, 2008) and studies conducted on ethnicity and occupational health as the frame of reference. A questionnaire measuring work characteristics and subjective reports of health was submitted to workers from East...

Observations of top predators foraging on fish in the pack ice of the southern Ross Sea GIANCARLO LAURIANO, MARINO VACCHI, DAVID AINLEY and GRANT BALLARD Central Institute for Marine Research (ICRAM), Via di Casalotti, 300, 00166 Rome, Italy ICRAM c/o Museo Nazionale dell’Antartide, Università di Genova, Viale Benedetto XV, 5, I-16132 Genova, Italy H.T. Harvey & Associates, San Jose, CA 95118, ...