22 h. ago Urgent warning over outbreak of deadly virus 'spread by faeces' that's surging through parts of Europe, killing six

Holidaymakers jetting off to a popular European destination have been urged to get jabbed after hundreds have been infected with deadly disease.

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24 h. ago Warning to travellers as outbreak of deadly virus 'spread by faeces' surges through parts of Europe, killing six

Holidaymakers jetting off to a popular European destination have been urged to get jabbed after hundreds have been infected with deadly disease.

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3 d. ago Anyone with blackbirds in garden asked to do simple thing as virus spreads

The Usutu virus, which can be transmitted by infected mosquitoes to blackbirds, appears to be spreading rapidly in the UK and particularly in the south of England

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4 d. ago Officials warn it's 'a matter of time' before highly contagious virus spreads through the UK

Health officials have warned that a highly contagious virus will inevitably return to the UK if the government does not act quickly to stop it.

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4 d. ago Deadly virus back in Europe as man quarantined over highly infectious disease

According to the NHS in the UK, Ebola is caused by a virus caught from wild animals. It spreads from person to person when you touch infected body fluids, such as saliva, blood, poo, pee and vomit

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5 d. ago Households with blackbirds in their gardens asked to help monitor spread of virus

The Usutu virus is spread through the blackbird population by infected mosquitoes

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1 week ago Couple died after Covid ‘taken into house by carers’, daughter tells inquiry

Hazel Gray, from Northern Ireland, told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the virus was spread by ‘people doing their jobs’, caring for the vulnerable.

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1 week ago Health officials sound alarm over 'higher than expected' levels of virus

The UKHSA has warned that levels of a virus that 'spreads easily' are unusually high for this time of year

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2 w. ago The number of oral sex partners that can raise your chance of lethal cancer almost 10

Dr Hisham Mehanna, an expert in cancer at the University of Birmingham, said seven in 10 throat cancers are believed to be caused by a virus commonly spread by oral sex.

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2 w. ago Mystery virus spreading silently is more deadly than first thought – and there's no jab

The Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever, has been spreading across South America for the past 18 months and has been detected in Europe for the first time

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2 w. ago Mystery deadly virus spreading silently is more dangerous than expected

A deadly virus - known as oropouche virus or sloth fever - is quietly spreading across South America and Europe as scientists fear it's more rampant than first believed.

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2 w. ago Mystery deadly virus spreading quietly is more dangerous than thought

Oropouche virus - or sloth fever, as it's also known - is a deadly virus that's quietly spreading across South America and Europe, and scientists fear it's more prevalent than first believed

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3 w. ago Experts issue terrifying warning to America: Prepare for pandemic NOW as new virus spreads to all 50 States

So far, the outbreak has affected nearly 1000 dairy cow herds and resulted in more than 70 human cases, including the first confirmed death.

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