Health officials have issued a warning as Oropouche virus has been reported in the UK for the first time following a rise in ...

UK health officials warn of a sharp rise in travel-associated chikungunya and the first reported Oropouche virus cases linked ...

Travellers have been issued a warning over symptoms that appear after four days as three cases of a potentially deadly virus ...

Before surgery, patients may be offered an MRSA screening test, the NHS says. This involves taking swabs from the nostrils, mouth or groin. If MRSA is detected, a short course of antibacterial cream, ...

Professor Susan Hopkins is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The ...

Uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jabs by age five is as low as 75.8% in parts of the region, according the UK ...

UK officials are closely monitoring a rise in superbug cases caught outside of hospitals, after the US warned over spread in ...

The UK Health Security Agency has urged the public to avoid using three wet wipe brands following a contamination outbreak.

The UKHSA cautioned: "Be mindful of water and food safety - when appropriate, drink bottled water. Traveller's diarrhoea is common in many destinations. If affected, rest, drink plenty of bottled ...

UK health officials warn against using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes, including withdrawn products from specific brands, after links to Burkholderia stabilis infections. While risk to the ...

UKHSA is already recognised globally for the quality, transparency and timeliness of its health protection response to real current health threats including mpox, avian influenza, heatwaves ...