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The Latest Breaking News from The UK Health Security Agency

Could the hantavirus outbreak become the next Covid pandemic? Expert gives their verdict

Professor Emma Thomson said ‘public health measures are really critical’ to contain the spread of the virus

The Independent UK

Very unlikely hantavirus outbreak will be akin to Covid pandemic, expert says

Professor Emma Thomson heads the MRC Centre for Virus Research in Glasgow, which is examining the outbreak.

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak Reading: Student dead and two other young people treated

The student who has died went to Henley College in Oxfordshire, with close contacts of the cases being offered antibiotics as a precaution

Evening Standard

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Student dies and two people being treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading

One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.

Evening Standard

Student dies in fresh meningitis outbreak in Reading

Two people are currently being treated with one of the cases confirmed as meningitis B

The Independent UK

Hantavirus: Ten Britons from remote islands to come to UK to isolate

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said people in British overseas territories would be brought to the UK in case they need care.

Evening Standard

Hantavirus latest: Health chief warns further cases linked to outbreak on cruise ship are expected

At least nine cases have been confirmed

The Independent UK

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Hantavirus cruise outbreak: Two Britons self-isolate after exposure scare on MV Hondius

Two British nationals are self-isolating at home in the UK after possible exposure to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius.

The Times of India

Two passengers of hantavirus cruise ship self-isolating in UK

The UK Health Security Agency said it is helping to trace people who may have been on the same flight as a confirmed case.

Evening Standard

Pair self-isolating in UK after return from cruise ship affected by hantavirus outbreak

Two individuals who recently returned to the UK from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak have been instructed to self-isolate, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. The agency reassured the public that "the risk to general public remains very low" following their return from the MV…

The Independent UK

Two people who were on hantavirus cruise ship are self-isolating in UK

In an update issued on Wednesday evening, the UK Health Security Agency said ‘the risk to general public remains very low’

Evening Standard

Meningitis B: Jabs and antibiotics offered as three cases found in Weymouth

The UK Health Security Agency said the three cases were confirmed between March 20 and April 15.

Evening Standard

Spike in holidaymakers returning to UK with tropical illnesses – what you need to know

Health officials have warned holidaymakers about a rise in travel-related infections, particularly chikungunya virus, urging protection against mosquito bites. The UK Health Security Agency reported a 43% increase in chikungunya cases in 2025, reaching 160 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with most linked to travel in Sri Lanka, India…

The Independent UK

Meningitis outbreak: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet,’ says Streeting

It has emerged that a hospital missed a chance to report a case to health officials sooner.

Evening Standard

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MenB jab to be offered to some Year 11 school pupils in Kent as cases fall

As of 12.30pm on Monday, 20 cases of meningitis had been confirmed, with a further three under investigation.

The Independent UK

Meningitis B latest: Streeting praises ‘herculean efforts’ of NHS staff as meningitis cases fall

About 9,000 jabs and over 12,000 courses of preventative treatments have been handed out

Evening Standard

Second UK site reports student ill with suspected meningitis 'not linked to Kent outbreak'

It comes after two people died from meningitis in Kent last week

Evening Standard

Over 8,000 meningitis vaccines handed out in Kent as queues improve over weekend

Some 23 cases have been confirmed alongside 11 that ‘remain under investigation’, the UK Health Security Agency said.

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Meningitis cases rise to 34 as health experts continue to investigate outbreak

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed 34 cases linked to meningitis

The Guardian - UK

‘Something I’ve never felt since Covid. It was scarier’: the shock and pain of Kent’s meningitis outbreak

How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling with

The Guardian - UK

Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak

Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of people

The Independent UK

Health chiefs warn deadly meningitis B strain mutation could be fuelling rapid spread

The Bexsero vaccine used to protect against meningitis B should protect against the strain identified

The Independent UK

Meningitis B latest: Cases linked to outbreak fall as infections downgraded but experts call for ‘vigilance’

Experts warned a wave of secondary cases may be yet to come

The Independent UK

Who is eligible? New meningitis vaccine expansion explained

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed that the meningitis B vaccines will be given to more people in Kent

The Independent UK

Meningitis cases in latest outbreak likely to increase, chief scientist warns

The number of confirmed meningitis cases in the Kent outbreak is expected to increase, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Professor Robin May, UKHSA's chief scientific officer, confirmed 20 cases so far, with additional cases currently under investigation. The outbreak, linked to a nightclub in Canterbury, has been…

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