Italy’s health ministry will issue a new circular early next week ordering intensified vector-control measures at all international ports and airports after a rise in imported dengue cases, according to Adnkronos Health. The directive instructs USMAF-SASN frontier-health teams to ramp up disinsection of arriving aircraft and cruise ships and to trial a rapid dengue test on passengers from high-risk regions.
Although Italy has not yet recorded local transmission in 2025, authorities fear that the Aedes aegypti mosquito could establish itself during the mild Mediterranean winter, jeopardising tourist confidence ahead of the 2026 Jubilee influx. Enhanced cabin-spraying protocols and spot health checks may lengthen aircraft turnaround times at hubs such as Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa; airlines are advised to build extra buffer time into schedules.
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For mobility managers, the circular signals stricter health-screening on arrival and potential delays at jet-bridges. Employers should remind inbound assignees to carry proof of recent travel history and factor in longer landside processing when arranging airport pick-ups.
The move aligns with wider EU efforts to integrate public-health safeguards into border management following lessons from COVID-19 and recent West Nile outbreaks.
Although Italy has not yet recorded local transmission in 2025, authorities fear that the Aedes aegypti mosquito could establish itself during the mild Mediterranean winter, jeopardising tourist confidence ahead of the 2026 Jubilee influx. Enhanced cabin-spraying protocols and spot health checks may lengthen aircraft turnaround times at hubs such as Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa; airlines are advised to build extra buffer time into schedules.
For mobility managers, the circular signals stricter health-screening on arrival and potential delays at jet-bridges. Employers should remind inbound assignees to carry proof of recent travel history and factor in longer landside processing when arranging airport pick-ups.
The move aligns with wider EU efforts to integrate public-health safeguards into border management following lessons from COVID-19 and recent West Nile outbreaks.
