The Latest Breaking News from UKHSA

What is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever as woman diagnosed with Ebola-like disease in UK

A woman in the UK is being treated for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever after travelling to central Asia.

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Almost 50 per cent of pregnant women are yet to have a Covid Jab

Public health experts urge pregnant women to come forward for Covid jabs

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Woman in UK diagnosed with new Ebola-like disease with 40% mortality rate

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an illness typically spread through ticks and livestock animals in countries where the disease is endemic.

Daily Record · Mar 25, 2022

Woman in the UK diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

A chief medic said the virus ‘does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is very low’.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever detected in UK

A woman has been diagnosed in the UK with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever following travel to Central Asia, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022

Woman in UK diagnosed with new Ebola-like disease with 40% fatality rate

The woman was diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and is receiving specialist care at the Royal Free Hospital in London

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022

London Covid cases rise by 28% in a week

Professor Tim Spector said there had ‘never been a riskier time to travel’ In London

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022

Covid hospital admission rate for over-75s at highest rate since early 2021

The hospitalisation rate for over-85s stood at 178.3 per 100,000 people last week, up from 137.0 the previous week, and for those aged 75 to 84 it was 74.3, up from 59.8

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022

Brits told not to dismiss coughs as covid after infectious disease spike

The national agency has issued the advice on World Tuberculosis Day

Liverpool Echo · Mar 24, 2022

Public urged not to dismiss coughs as Covid after tuberculosis spike

The UK Health Security Agency said the decline in TB up to 2019 appears to have reversed,

Wales Online · Mar 24, 2022