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Warning to Brits as deadly paralysing tropical virus detected in UK for first time
A TROPICAL virus that can leave victims paralysed has been detected in Britain for the first time, the UK Health Security ...
UK Detects West Nile Virus for First Time in Mosquitoes
LONDON (Reuters) -The West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in Britain for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency said on Wednesday.
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitos for first time
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitos for first time - Virus can cause severe, life-threatening illness in about 1 in 150 ...
World Health Organization looks ahead to life without the US
Hundreds of WHO officials will join donors and diplomats in Geneva with one question dominating their thoughts - how to cope ...
World Health Organization members vote in favour of global pandemic agreement
GENEVA (Reuters) -Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking ...
Polio outbreak declared in Papua New Guinea after vaccine-derived virus found in healthy children
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected ...
UK suspends trade talks with Israel
(Photo: Britain's Foreign Minister David Lammy delivers a statement on the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal, at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, January 16, 2025. Credit: House of Commons/Hand ...