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Unwell British crew member to be ‘urgently’ evacuated from cruise ship after hantavirus cases | Infectious diseases
A British crew member who fell ill following a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship in the Atlantic…
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Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde | Infectious diseases
Authorities in Cape Verde say they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harboring an outbreak of a…
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Cell therapy helps woman with three deadly autoimmune diseases make ‘remarkable’ recovery
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Do YOU have a killer kitchen worktop? Half of new kitchen surfaces are made from artifical quartz. Now STEVE BOGGAN’s horrifying investigation reveals how they can cause incurable, fatal lung diseases…
Stonemason Alan Slater has been warning colleagues for years about faux quartz worktops, which have become Britain’s No.1 kitchen choice.…
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Meningitis B vaccine should be given to all teenagers, infectious diseases expert claims
By NICK CONSTABLE, REPORTER and SAMUEL HUDSON Publication date: 22:01 GMT, 21 March 2026 | Updated: 02:23 GMT, 22 March…
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Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds | Infectious diseases
An excruciatingly painful tropical disease called chikungunya can now be transmitted to much of Europe by mosquitoes, a study has…
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USA
‘These are the neglected diseases’
Public health experts have warned that treatable, neglected diseases that have been nearly eradicated in Africa are re-emerging. New York…
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Australia
Loss of smell is an early warning sign for 130+ diseases
One study claims that a poor sense of smell is linked to more than 130 diseases. Diseases include dementia, Parkinson’s…
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Australia
‘Silent transmission’: Warning as potentially deadly mosquito-borne diseases emerge in Victoria, NSW
Australians have been warned to be extra careful this summer after two mosquito-borne viruses were detected in Victoria and NSW…
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UK’s £150m cut to global fund fighting deadly diseases forces ‘impossible life-or-death decisions’
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