Biggest ever outbreak of bird flu in UK
Already this winter season the Animal and Plant Health Agency have diagnosed more cases than in any previous UK outbreak.
Hygiene and immunity leave flu germs with nowhere to go
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in England this winter, the number of people suffering from flu has plunged to levels not seen in more than 130 years.
Seasonal viruses are still circulating during the pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, seasonal viruses are still here and circulating, including norovirus, seasonal flu and the common cold.
Two separate avian flu outbreaks reported
Thousands of birds to be culled at two separate farms in Kent & Cheshire after separate unrelated outbreaks were confirmed on the same day.
Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say.
Hong Kong reports ‘first case’ of coronavirus reinfection
Hong Kong scientists are reporting the case of a healthy man in his 30s who became reinfected with coronavirus four and a half months after his first bout.
WHO acknowledges evidence of airborne coronavirus transmission
There is emerging evidence that transmission of coronavirus can be airborne, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has acknowledged.