Health officials are urging UK holidaymakers to take extra care when travelling abroad, following a rise in the number of cases of mosquito-borne virus, chikungunya. In its latest report, the UK ...

Health officials have issued an alert of a 'high risk' of being infected with chikungunya virus at one of the world's most ...

For the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected signs of the West Nile virus in mosquitoes within the UK, prompting increased disease surveillance. While the risk to the public ...

There has been a significant increase in the number of UK cases of a mosquito-borne virus that can cause sudden fever and joint pain and is normally only found in Africa and southern Asia. The UK ...

Genetic fragments of the West Nile virus (WNV) have been detected in mosquitoes in the UK for the first time during a national surveillance programme. The virus was identified in two samples of the ...

UK health bosses have issued a warning following an outbreak of the Nipah virus in India. It comes as two cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed in West Bengal, according to Indian authorities.

West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be fatal to humans, has been detected in the UK for the first time. Arran Folly at APHA says the virus was detected due to “pot luck” when the ...