UKHSA investigating after 'rare' bug left 54 ill, 10 in hospital

Hospitals warning over rise in diarrhoea and sickness bug in Gloucestershire

Fears of highly contagious winter illnesses

UK hospital outbreaks linked to 'rapidly emerging' fungal infection

The UK Health Security Agency has reported that a "previously rarely detected" fungal infection is "rapidly emerging" in England - and can cause severe illness.

UKHSA investigating after 'rare' bug left 54 ill, 10 in hospital

The infection can leave people ill for 10 years and has been linked to arthritis, but is rarely seen in Europe

More than 50 sickened and 10 hospitalised in mystery UK salmonella outbreak

A MYSTERY salmonella outbreak that occurred in the UK last year has been under investigation by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). More than 50 people were reported to have fallen ill and 10 people hospitalised. GettyThe people infected ranged in age from two to 85[/caption] GettyThe salmonella outbreak was caused by the rare Salmonella Blockley strain[/caption] Testing revealed all cases of infection were caused by the rare Salmonella Block…

A list to anticipate future health crises Why wait for a new pandemic to strike to respond? The UK seems to have learned the lesson of Covid-19 by drawing up a list of 24 infectious diseases to be closely monitored. According to UKHSA, this list is intended to guide researchers and investors towards the development of new tests, vaccines and treatments. Among the diseases identified are well-known names such as Ebola, Nipah virus, mpox (formerly…

More than 50 sickened and 10 hospitalised in mystery UK salmonella...

What is salmonella, what are the symptoms and treatment? A MYSTERY salmonella outbreak that occurred in the UK last year has been under investigat...