4 h. ago Vaccine for killer whooping cough could contain disease and stop it spreading

Government-funded clinical trial has found a nasal spray vaccine can stop it from living in the nose and throat - which is vital for stopping the spread of the killer disease

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33 h. ago Symptoms of 'serious zoonotic disease' that can spread from dogs to humans

If your dog shows symptoms of this disease, seek veterinary advice as soon as possible

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3 d. ago Hurricane Melissa: Fuel queues for days, diseases spreading and thousands homeless one month on from devastation

‘It’s like everything was cut with blades,’ said a Red Cross official about the wasteland left in the wake of the ‘storm of the century’. Maira Butt reports on the situation one month on

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5 d. ago Urgent warning as babies die from 'Victorian era' disease making a comeback

A surge in whooping cough cases has claimed the lives of unvaccinated infants, as experts warn that plummeting vaccination rates are putting babies and vulnerable groups at grave risk

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8 d. ago Inside the lab hunting for Disease X – and the next pandemic

As rich countries turn their back on foreign aid, the Institut Pasteur in Senegal is preparing the continent to fight deadly diseases that can spread silently across borders. Rachel Schraer reports

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2 w. ago What is whooping cough and how to protect your family from the bacterial infection

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. As of November 2025, the U.S. has already recorded 20,939 cases for the year. That’s slightly lower than the 21,391 cases during the same period in 2024, but these numbers are significantly higher than in 2023, when there were 2,993 cases by this time. Texas has issued a health alert on a surge in cases, and rates are rising in other states, too.

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2 w. ago Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues

Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts saySurging cases of yellow fever and dengue in South America highlight the growing assault on people’s health from the climate crisis, with infectious diseases spread by mosquitoes and deadly heat also now pushing into temperate regions such as Europe, experts have warned at the Cop30 climate summit.There have been 356 cases of yellow fever in South America and 152 deaths so far this year, largely in the Amazon region, according to Pan American Health Organization figures. Apart from a large spike in 2017 and 2018, this is the largest number of yellow fever cases for any year in the continent, bar one, since 1960. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Texas sees massive spike in whooping cough cases as vaccination rates decline

Whooping cough cases are rising as national vaccination rates drop, with 92.1 percent of kindergarteners vaccinated in the 2024-2025 school year, down from 95 percent pre-COVID-19 pandemic

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2 w. ago UKHSA issues alert over disease that is 'nearly twice as contagious' as a cold

Brits are being warned that this disease can spread quickly and can become very serious if left untreated.

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