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An avian influenza virus that emerged in 2013 is suddenly spreading widely in China, causing a sharp spike in human infections and deaths. Last month alone it sickened 192 people, killing 79, according to an announcement this week by China’s…
Superbug bacteria that has evolved to be resistant to widely-used antibiotics has been found in people, animals and food across the European Union. Resistance to two last-resort antibiotics was also detected at low-levels for the first time in animals…
Some of the symptoms of scarlet fever to look out for Parents are being urged to check their children for rashes and swollen tongues after a surge in the number of scarlet fever outbreaks being reported each week. In…
China health authorities confirmed a new case of a man being infected by the H7N9 strain of avian influenza, state news agency Xinhua said late on Saturday. According to Xinhua, a 53-year-old man is being treated in hospital in…
An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed at a farm with 5,000 turkeys near Louth in Lincolnshire. The birds have been affected with the virulent H5N8 strain of the disease. A 3km protection zone and a 10km…
South Korea has confirmed the country’s first outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu virus and has ramped up quarantine measures in response, agriculture ministry officials said on Friday. The outbreaks occurred at two poultry farms in the…
Congo Fever results in death in around two fifths of all cases – and there are no proven vaccines available to prevent it A TERRIFYING disease has health bosses on high alert, after it was likened to Ebola and…
