Flu & Viruses

  • Wild swan brings autumn virus threat

    A highly infectious bird flu virus has returned to Europe – but still poses a “very low” risk of to humans, according to European officials. Read more

  • Zika emergency over – WHO

    The Zika virus is no longer a public health emergency – but remains a “significant” public health challenge, the World Health Organisation has ruled. Read more

  • GP plea on pink eye

    Too many nurseries are treating infective conjunctivitis in infants as a medical crisis, overwhelming local GP surgeries, according to a new analysis. Read more

  • Call to boost measles vaccination

    Some 400 children are dying from measles every day globally because of patchy progress with vaccination programmes, a major report warned last night. Read more

  • HIV prevention "clinically effective"

    HIV-prevention treatment is clinically effective, according to an expert analysis for the UK government. Read more

  • HIV antibody creation tested

    Swiss researchers have unveiled new findings about HIV antibodies in the hope of paving the way to vaccine development. Read more

  • UN pledges to tackle drug resistance

    A global agreement to tackle antimicrobial resistance has been announced. Read more

  • Preliminary study confirms Zika virus causality

    The first case-control study to examine the association between Zika virus and microcephaly using molecular and serological analysis has confirmed causality, it is revealed today. Read more

  • Child vaccine warning

    Increasing efforts should be made to ensure children get vaccinations to stop rates falling to dangerous levels in England, experts said yesterday. Read more

  • Gene clue to infection type

    Genetic tests could soon help doctors distinguish between bacterial and viral infections in children with fever, according to a new study. Read more