So far this season, there's a mix of 2 flu A subtypes, H1N1 and H3N2, circulating in England. The flu vaccine is designed to ...

Join our FluSurvey UK-wide citizen science programme and contribute directly to protecting the nation’s health this winter.

Current eligibility includes people aged 75 and over, those with weakened immune systems, and those living in care homes for ...

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

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 ...

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

Our scientists are tracking influenza (flu) and other respiratory viruses and they need your help. Join our FluSurvey UK-wide citizen science programme and contribute directly to protecting the nation ...

Rates of COVID-19 continue to fluctuate throughout the year, and people have asked how the most common current lineages - or groups of genetically similar viruses - compare to previous COVID-19 ...

Rates of COVID-19 continue to fluctuate throughout the year, and people have asked how the most common current lineages - or groups of genetically similar viruses - compare to previous COVID-19 ...

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