THE strain behind the deadly Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo is feared to be mutating. More than 4,000 infections have...
AS cases of an explosive diarrhoea-causing parasite – wreaking havoc in the US – are now surging among UK travellers, there are five key signs Brits need to loo...
ALL teens should be offered a free meningitis jab on the NHS, health chiefs ruled today. Currently, most youngsters above primary school age are unprotected ag...
BRITAIN is being hit by a surge in imported cases of mosquito viruses, health officials warned today. More than 750 travel-acquired cases of four mosquito-born...
MILLIONS more people may have been infected with killer Oropouche virus than previously thought, scientists have warned. The little known disease, nicknamed , s...
AN outbreak of a rare Ebola strain tearing through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could be the largest on record, officials say – as they warn contact t...
THE rapid spread of a rare Ebola strain is “outpacing” response efforts, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Up to 220 people are suspected to have...
HOLIDAYMAKERS in the Caribbean have been hit by a surge in tropical virus infections that can make the body fold in on itself. Chikungunya is a that causes an...
A MYSTERY disease has killed at least five people in Burundi. All the deaths occurred in the Mpanda district in the north of the country – close to the Democrat...
PARENTS have been urged to get their children jabbed against measles amid fears tens of thousands could fall sick this half term. Almost 100 cases have been con...
A HIGHLY contagious strain of fungal ringworm that spreads through sex could already be silently circulating in the UK, experts have warned. The newly emerged “...
A BRAIN-SWELLING bat virus that has left people in India with “neurological complications” could spread globally, world health chiefs have warned. Two cases of...