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A rare, but potentially deadly virus spread by mosquitoes has communities in Massachusetts on alert, with some issuing curfews after dusk and rescheduling evening events. A man in his 80s died in the U.S. and Health Canada has confirmed a horse in the Ottawa area has contracted the virus. CBC | World News
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Baby in Gaza suffering paralysis from polio virus, World Health Organization says
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralyzed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with UN agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby. CBC | World News
Read More »Major emergency declared as deadly virus rips through 13 countries killing 450 people
The World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency as the deadly virus Mpox, also known as monkeypox, has spread across central and east Africa. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »‘Sloth fever’ symptoms as virus reported in five countries
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has reported that 19 imported cases of the disease have been found in the European Union for the first time Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »WHO convenes emergency meeting as virus cases surge around the globe
The organisation said it had recorded more than 50 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox in the past month alone in countries that previously had no cases. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Brit dad died after swim in Turkey saw him catch ultra-rare flesh-eating virus
Phillip Maile, 65, from Worthing, West Sussex, was diagnosed with a deadly skin infection called necrotising fasciitis while holidaying in Oludeniz, Turkey, with his wife, Vanessa, in September 2022 Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Officials report world’s first deaths caused by surging virus – symptoms to look out for
The potentially deadly disease, carried by mosquitoes and midges, has surged in recent months with thousands of cases reported Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Winter virus vaccine offered to millions from September to ease NHS pressure
The RSV jab reduced risk of severe illness by almost 90 percent for older people in clinical trials. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Spain and Italy warning as paralysing deadly virus detected in popular holiday hotspots
Cases of a deadly virus have been found in two tourist hotspots loved by Britons in Spain and Italy. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Bird flu outbreak fears soar as virus survives milk pasteurisation in worrying test
Cow herds across farms in at least a dozen states have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu – with most of those positive tests coming from raw milk samples. Daily Express :: Health Feed
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