Flu & Viruses

  • Call to step up HepC prevention

    The world can prevent more than 15 million hepatitis C infections globally over the next decade – but the task could be challenging for some countries, experts have reported. Read more

  • Pregnancy and kit pull men to HIV testing

    A pregnant woman may often be the key to persuading a man to take an HIV test, according to the findings of a major study in Africa. Read more

  • Alert on acute flaccid paralysis

    An alert has been issued about an increase in cases of acute flaccid paralysis, linked to enterovirus infection. Read more

  • Warning on cardiovascular winter deaths

    Excess winter deaths from cardiovascular diseases have been increasing exponentially in the last few years, researchers report today. Read more

  • Polio stays world emergency

    The spread of polio in many poor countries remains a global public health emergency, the World Health Organisation has said, warning of growing problems in countries such as Afghanistan. Read more

  • Pace of new HIV diagnoses slows as UK claims successes

    The number of new diagnoses of HIV in the European region continues to grow but the pace is slowing down, according to new figures published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Read more

  • Ebola trial launched

    The first randomised controlled trial of a multi-drug treatment for Ebola has begun in Africa, it has been announced. Read more

  • HepC drive aims to find missing patients

    A drive has been launched in England to find thousands of people infected with hepatitis C so they can be treated with curative drugs and virus transmission stopped. Read more

  • Oncolytic virus enhancement proposed

    British researchers have successfully enhanced a cancer-killing virus that is currently under clinical trial, it was announced today. Read more

  • Spanish flu centenary sparks complacency warning

    A combination of antimicrobial resistance, complacency, austerity, climate change, urbanisation and migration are increasing the risk of infectious diseases and pandemics, a London conference heard last night. Read more