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ECTV has published 0 verified stories on health emergencies in the past seven days. The most recent, updated 23 October 2026: Drunk man breaks paramedic's nose at Bratislava hospital, second attack this week.
Police arrested a 34-year-old Irish man after he attacked two staff at a Bratislava hospital's emergency department, the second such assault on Slovak medics in days.
4 independent sources · 98% confidenceSpain's agriculture ministry says it is on alert for the shamonda virus in cattle after France confirmed the first known human death linked to the pathogen.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceBelgian authorities confirmed the country's first 2 West Nile virus deaths on Thursday, as the Netherlands reported 5 new infections.
3 independent sources · 68% confidenceAround 1,300 to 1,400 people reported nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain; 15 were admitted, officials said.
2 independent sources · 59% confidenceNantes University Hospital says two newborns have died since summer 2025 of infections caught on its neonatal wards, with one outbreak still under watch.
2 independent sources · 69% confidenceWashington has sent Russia a formal diplomatic note demanding details on the Irkutsk plague case, as Moldova says it is monitoring the case with the WHO.
37 independent sources · 98% confidenceA Médecins Sans Frontières worker infected with Ebola was flown to the Netherlands on a French private jet and taken under military escort to a hospital in Leiden.
3 independent sources · 83% confidenceParis prosecutors recorded 59 fatal drug overdoses in the city by 28 September, nearly double the 30 deaths recorded in all of 2025.
13 independent sources · 98% confidence