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Chinese health officials are responding to an outbreak of a mosquito-borne disease that can cause severe joint pain. More than 7,000 cases of chikungunya have been reported in the Chinese province of Guangdong in recent weeks, with most in the southern city of Foshan. CBC | World News
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Alert issued over outbreak of serious infection in Spain and Greece this summer
UK Foreign Office backed health travel site says ‘unexpected’ cases of disease which can cause ‘uncontrollable haemorrhaging’ Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Child dies of measles in UK hospital as public warned of outbreak risk
A child has died in hospital after contracting measles, as public health officials warn that Merseyside could be on the cusp of an outbreak Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hepatitis outbreak that left 95 ill linked to ‘particular food item’ – probe launched
As many as 95 people were left ill and 58 were hospitalised in the midst of the hepatitis outbreak. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Anthrax warning as one dead and more hospitalised following outbreak
The World Health Organisation has been alerted about the spread of the disease in Thailand, which witnessed its first anthrax-related death in three decades Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Cruise ship norovirus outbreak as 224 passengers hit – and it’s returning to the UK
More than 200 passengers aboard the Queen Mary 2 have been struck down by the brutal virus after they fell ill as the ship travelled through the Caribbean. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. reports 1st outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017
The U.S. has reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs. CBC | World News
Read More »Norovirus outbreak leaves cruise passengers with 3-week vomiting and diarrhoea hell
The cruise liner has isolated those affected as the illness runs rife. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Unvaccinated child dies in Texas measles outbreak
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the first death from measles in an ongoing outbreak. CBC | World News
Read More »11 dead as India struggles with creeping paralysis outbreak linked to contaminated water
More than 200 people have fallen ill with Guillain-Barré syndrome in the Indian city of Pune, with officials blaming the outbreak on contaminated water. Dozens are still hospitalized and 11 people are dead due to the autoimmune disorder that attacks the nerves and leads to paralysis. CBC | World News
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