52 h. ago UKHSA warns of 'rapidly emerging' fungal infection in England linked to dangerous hospital outbreaks

Health officials say the fungus was "previously rarely detected" in England

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3 d. ago Pennon costs surge to £36m after South West Water parasite outbreak in Devon

The outbreak in May last year left some people in hospital and hundreds ill after contamination of the water supply in Brixham.

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3 d. ago Mystery salmonella outbreak alert as 50 sickened, 10 hospitalised with poisoning

Genetic tests have revealed in all cases the infection were caused by the rare Salmonella Blockley strain, which the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned is particularly severe.

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5 d. ago Nearly 500 confirmed cases of measles across 19 US states, says CDC

Government reports largest outbreak is in Texas, and 70 people across US needing hospitalizationThe federal government reported on Friday that there have been 483 confirmed cases of measles across 20 US jurisdictions so far this year, with the largest outbreak in Texas, and 70 people across the nation needing to be hospitalized.That compares with 285 cases of measles in the US for the whole of 2024. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on its website that 97% of the confirmed cases this year so far involved people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccine status was unknown – and 75% of the cases this year have affected people under the age of 19. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Food poisoning alert: 2 dead, hundreds hospitalised due to outbreaks linked to lunch staples and petting zoos over the last year, major report warns

A Government report has laid bare the alarming extent of food poisoning outbreaks in the UK over the last year, including one outbreak that killed two patients and sickened hundreds more.

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1 week ago Major virus outbreak prompts UK health board to stop all hospital visits immediately

A major norovirus has broken out across multiple Welsh hospitals and prompted a UK health board to stop all hospital visits to their eight hospitals immediately

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1 week ago Health board stops hospital visits immediately because of virus outbreak

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is closed to all general visiting after a 'significant increase' in norovirus cases

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2 w. ago NHS listeria outbreak: Symptoms to watch for as three die from hospital dessert

The listeria outbreak linked to chocolate desserts supplied to NHS hospitals has killed at least three people and left others on high alert about its unpleasant symptoms

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2 w. ago Three DEAD and two unwell following severe listeria outbreak linked to desserts served in NHS hospitals

All chilled desserts including ice cream, mousses and yoghurts supplied by the company have now been recalled.

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2 w. ago Three dead as dessert supplied to NHS hospitals and care homes linked to a listeria outbreak

NHS staff advised to remove all products from Cool Delight Desserts as a precaution

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2 w. ago Three die in listeria outbreak linked to NHS hospital and care home desserts

The UK Health Security Agency has found a match for the outbreak strain in a particular type of dessert supplied to the NHS.

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2 w. ago Greater Manchester food company at centre of NHS hospitals fatal Listeria outbreak

The UKHSA and FSA have urged NHS hospitals to stop serving the desserts from Cool Delight Desserts

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2 w. ago What is listeria? Three deaths in NHS hospitals spark outbreak concerns

Certain people are more at risk of developing serious problems after being infected with listeriosis

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2 w. ago Three dead after severe food poisoning outbreak linked to desserts served in NHS hospitals

Officials are probing whether desserts in NHS hospitals are behind the listeria outbreak

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2 w. ago Urgent warning as one dead after Listeria outbreak linked to desserts in NHS hospitals

The Food Standards Agency has issued an urgent alert over the frozen dessert products

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2 w. ago Three dead and two hospitalised eating contaminated NHS hospital desserts in outbreak

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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