A pharmacist has explained what this virus is, what its symptoms are and the steps you can take to avoid it this winter ...

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 ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged Brits to ‘stay at home’ as cases of the horrific norovirus vomiting bug surge ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oropouche virus disease (OROV) is mainly spread by the bite of a biting midge but mosquitos are also culprits. (Getty Images) (mrs ...

The spike in flu cases widely referred to in media reports as a "superflu" is largely driven by a newly identified subtype of ...

Adenoviruses are a group of infections that can spread year-round, most commonly affecting babies and young children. There ...

The bird flu virus infecting farm flocks across the UK could be the most infectious yet, the government's former top expert in avian virology has warned. Pirbright Institute's Professor Ian Brown, ...

Millions of people have been feeling ill in the last few weeks ...

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 ...