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12 days ago
DEET, chemically known as N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is used across the globe and has been recommended by the UK Health Security Agency as its first choice to protect against bites.
13 days ago
Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests ⊕⊕
The insect may learn to associate the chemical Deet with a ‘blood meal’, researchers say
It is a spray used worldwide to protect humans from mosquito bites, but now research suggests Deet can become a…
20 days ago
Britain braced for 'exceptional' heatwave with temperatures set to hit 33C on hottest May bank holiday ever - as heat health alerts issued across UK ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The UK Health Security Agency has activated a six-day heat health alert for southern, eastern and central areas of England from Friday until next Wednesday.
Lyme disease cases in England rise by more than 20% in a year ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Scientists developing vaccines and anti-tick treatments amid growing concern over spread of disease
Cases of Lyme disease have risen more than 20% in England in the past year, public health experts ha…
26 days ago
UK sends rapid response mobile lab after hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship - as 10 Britons are brought home 'as a precaution' ⊕
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced that a three-person team from the the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) was sent to St Helena.
Meningitis cases found at two schools in Reading after student dies in new outbreak ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed two young people in Reading, Berkshire, are undergoing treatment for Meningitis B. A third student died earlier this week.
27 days ago
One young person is dead and two others are being treated after a meningitis outbreak in the UK ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
One young person has died and two others are being treated following an outbreak of meningitis in Reading, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.
32 days ago
More than 20 British passengers and crew on board hantavirus-hit cruise ship could fly back to UK this weekend after reaching Tenerife ⊕
Officials from from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Foreign Office will greet the MV Hondius ship when it docks in the Canary Islands on Sunday.
33 days ago
Third Briton has suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship outbreak ○
Patient remains on south Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, say health officials, as vessel heads to Tenerife
What is hantavirus?
A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus…
Trump says he's worried about Hantavirus outbreak as the virus spreads and a third Brit is feared to be infected ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The UK Health Security Agency confirmed this morning that two British nationals have hantavirus with an additional suspected case of a British national.