Nipah virus outbreak in India – what you need to know
There has been an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, India. Five people have caught the virus, two
Author: Paul Hunter Professor of Medicine University of East Anglia
COVID: here’s why cases have seen a small spike this summer
Summer travel may partly be spurring the spike. Ceri Breeze/ Shutterstock Since the beginning of July all there have been
Cholera cases are on the rise – and Europe shouldn’t be complacent about the risk
Christoph Burgstedt/Shutterstock Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income
The ONS has published its final COVID infection survey – here’s why it’s been such a valuable resource
cktravels.com/Shutterstock March 24 marked the publication of the final bulletin of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Coronavirus Infection Survey
China’s COVID situation is dire – but it shouldn’t pose a big risk to other countries
China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don’t know exactly how
Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?
Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of
COVID cases are rising in England – here’s how things might play out as we move towards winter
COVID infections in England had been falling since July. But the proportion of people testing positive started to rise again
Summer 2022 saw thousands of excess deaths in England and Wales – here’s why that might be
EternalMoments/Shutterstock According to the Office for National Statistics, this summer we’ve seen more deaths registered in England and Wales than
Polio vaccine boosters offered to London children – an expert explains what’s going on
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock In June, the UK Health Security Agency reported that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and
Monkeypox: World Health Organization declares it a global health emergency – here’s what that means
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency. The committee of independent advisers