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Importantly, an infected person can only spread the virus once symptoms begin. There's no evidence that Ebola spreads through ...

Group A streptococci (GAS), also referred to as 'strep A', is a common bacterium. Some of us carry strep in our throats and ...

Ebola has been in the news since the World Health Organization's declaration of a public health emergency of international concern on 17 May 2026, for an outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of ...

Ebola has been in the news since the World Health Organization's declaration of a public health emergency of international concern on 17 May 2026, for an outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of ...

The official blog of the UK Health Security Agency, providing expert insight on the organisation's work and all aspects of health security.

XFG - sometimes referred to in the media as the Stratus variant - remains the most common current COVID-19 variant. XFG has also been referred to as ‘American Covid’ in some media coverage, though it ...

'Freshers' flu' is a common name for a collection of cold viruses that typically spread rapidly when students arrive at university. It's unpleasant but rarely serious, though sometimes it may be ...

'Freshers' flu' is a common name for a collection of cold viruses that typically spread rapidly when students arrive at university. It's unpleasant but rarely serious, though sometimes it may be ...

Rosanna O’Connor is Director, Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco within the Health and Wellbeing Directorate of Public Health England (PHE). PHE was established in April 2013 with a mission to protect and ...

A time-limited MenB vaccine offer is available now for eligible young people, including those who are starting university as undergraduates or moving into residential further education settings for ...