2 w. ago What is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms you need to look out for as UK cases surge

Health bosses are warning this winter could see the ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’

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2 w. ago What is the H3N2 flu strain? Health experts issue warning as cases rise

Health bosses are warning this winter could see the ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’

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3 w. ago ‘The tigers are hungry’: endangered but deadly, the world’s largest big cat is sowing fear in Siberia’s villages

The spread of African swine flu among the wild boars the animals eat has led to the deadliest winter for attacks on people in the Russian region for decades – and a spike in tiger killingsThe attacks seemed to come from nowhere. At first, the tigers snatched guard dogs on the edge of villages in Russia’s far east, emerging from the forest at night to prey. Others went for livestock, going after horses and cattle.Then the attacks on people began. In January, an ice fisher was mauled at night and dragged away by a big cat, just weeks after a forester had been killed. In March, another man was attacked and partly eaten by a tiger. It was the deadliest winter for tiger attacks in Siberia for decades. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Urgent flu 'SOS' warning over 'concerning' mutations and 'worst winter in a decade'

Experts fear this year's flu season could be particularly brutal, with a number of mutations spreading through the summer, and have issued an urgent 'SOS' warning for people to get their jabs

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3 w. ago Flu hospitalisations soar in the UK as NHS issues 'urgent SOS' warning

Flu is on the rise, according to UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), as GP data also shows viral illnesses are twice as high among children than is usual for the time of year

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3 w. ago NHS issues urgent call for flu jabs as virus cases triple last year's levels

The NHS has issued an urgent 'flu jab SOS' as cases of the virus have soared to triple those recorded at the same time last year, with just weeks to go before the worst of the flu season typically bites

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3 w. ago UKHSA warns of 'unusually early' flu season after NHS issues urgent 'SOS'

Flu cases and hospitalisations are on the rise across England as the NHS issues an urgent warning

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