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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 ...

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.

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

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

Early signs suggest that flu season may be starting earlier this year. According to our winter virus surveillance data, flu activity throughout September has been higher than in the same period over ...

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 ...

Group A streptococci (GAS), also referred to as 'strep A', is a common bacterium. Some of us carry strep in our throats and on our skin and it doesn’t always result in illness. However, GAS does cause ...

'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 ...