New swine flu strain found in UK: Know about symptoms and precautions hereIn the United Kingdom, a new strain of swine flu has been detected in humans. Pigs are the most common hosts for the strain. The UK Health ...
28 Nov, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
UK reports first human case of never-before-seen swine flu variantThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported the detection of A(H1N2)v infection during a routine flu screening test in North Yorkshire. ...
27 Nov, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Flu from pigs: UK detects first human case of H1N2According to health experts, one person in the United Kingdom has been verified to have a form of flu similar to viruses prevalent in pigs....
27 Nov, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
UK reports first human infection of rare swine flu variant, issues advisoryThe UK on Monday reported its first human case of a swine flu strain swine flu strain - influenza A(H1N2)v. The infected individual experie...
27 Nov, 2023, 08.48 PM IST
Health experts issue warning as Eris variant rapidly spreads across UK: One in seven Covid cases attributed to new variantAccording to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Eris is now responsible for one in seven Covid cases in the country.
07 Aug, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Bird Flu: Two new cases detected in poultry workers after contract with infected birds. Details hereTwo poultry workers in the UK have tested positive for bird flu after coming into contact with infected birds, according to the UK Health S...
15 Jul, 2023, 12.22 AM IST
Cold weather payment: See who gets the benefit in UKHeating bills generally increase during winter, leaving poor people with a lot more strain. Considering the ongoing energy crisis, things c...
10 Dec, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
Strep A deaths: Fatal disease kills 15 children in UKAccording to the UK Health Security Agency, there is currently no proof which says a new strain of Strep A has started circulating. The hik...
09 Dec, 2022, 02.47 AM IST
UK designates monkeypox as a notifiable disease"Rapid diagnosis and reporting is the key to interrupting transmission and containing any further spread of Monkeypox," Wendi Shepherd, Mon...
07 Jun, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
People infected with monkeypox can isolate at home - UKHSAThe UKHSA on Monday indicated community transmission was occurring in the UK and that infected people should avoid contact with others unti...
30 May, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
Monkeypox: UK brings in isolation measures to contain spreadThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said close contacts of someone with “unprotected direct contact” with a confirmed case of monkeypox a...
23 May, 2022, 07.05 PM IST
UK confirms local transmission of monkeypoxThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said new figures would be released on Monday, after it registered 20 cases on Friday. Asked if commun...
22 May, 2022, 04.02 PM IST
UK studies new COVID variant XE as mutation of OmicronThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is studying XE - a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron strains - and as of March 22, 637 XE cases h...
05 Apr, 2022, 06.08 PM IST
COVID-19 cases rise by a million in UK, experts urge cautionThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) attributed the sharp rise in cases to the Omicron BA.2 variant, an even more transmissible form of...
25 Mar, 2022, 08.51 PM IST
Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 has substantial 'growth advantage' over original, UK findsThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that BA.2 has an increased growth rate compared to BA.1 in all regions of England where there ar...
29 Jan, 2022, 07.58 PM IST
UK study says booster shot effective against OmicronThe study, released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), showed that a full two-dose vaccination course was less effective against sym...
12 Dec, 2021, 06.59 AM IST
UK data shows good safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancyUK Health Security Agency data found that vaccinated women had a stillbirth rate of 3.35 per 1,000 lightly lower than the rate of 3.60 per ...
25 Nov, 2021, 09.09 PM IST