The NHS has issued guidance over a bacterial illness that's especially prevalent between April and July. The infection is ...

A bacterial infection that's especially prevalent between April and July can spread to the heart in severe cases ...

A single sheep on a Yorkshire farm has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed.

In response to the recent bird flu case, Dr Meera Chand, Emerging Infection Lead at the UK Health Security Agency, also said this week: "Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected ...

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", according to an expert at the UK Health Security Agency. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at UKHSA ...

The circulating strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", a health official has warned. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at the UK Health Security ...

Livestock farmers are being urged to remain vigilant to any signs of bird flu following recent outbreaks. The UK's chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, said: "We have confirmed the ...

However, current evidence suggests that the avian influenza viruses we're seeing circulating around the world do not spread easily to people – and the risk of avian flu to the general public ...

Today, UK Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss ... to the Animal Plant Health Agency immediately." Bird flu is an infectious form of influenza that usually spreads among birds, livestock ...