The Latest Breaking News from The UK Health Security Agency

Health officials scramble to trace contacts of person infected with H1N2 strain

The first human case of the flu strain H1N2 – which has been circulating in pigs – has been detected in the UK, the UK Health Security Agency…

The UK’s first human case of flu strain H1N2 – which has been circulating in pigs – has been detected, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

Unidentified individual from north Yorkshire tested by GP after suffering from respiratory problems

The government has been advised to make the jab available to all children, so parents want to know if the chickenpox vaccine is available on the NHS.

With temperatures up to 33C possible over the weekend, the UK Health Security Agency has issued an Amber Heat Health Alert across most of the country.

The decision follows warnings by GPs that delays to the flu vaccine rollout would cause ‘chaos’

The Government said vaccinations would start on September 11 following advice from the UK Health Security Agency.

Earlier this year, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed a case of tick-borne encephalitis – a potentially deadly virus carried by ticks that causes brain inflammation. A British man is also said to have contracted alpha-gal syndrome after being bitten by a tick. This condition can trigger a fatal allergy…

Check how rife Covid is in your local area with our map, as concerns raised about new variants like Eris

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list on Thursday due to the ‘large number of mutations it carries’