David Gregory-Kumar Correspondent for science, environment & rural affairs Getty Images At the site of the Shropshire farm outbreak, the killing and disposal of a million egg-laying birds continues A person working on a farm has contracted the human version of avian flu. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the individual “had close and … Read more
A new case of a strain of mpox spreading in some parts of central and east Africa has been confirmed in Leeds. The infected person had recently returned from Uganda where Clade 1b mpox, which used to be known as monkeypox, has been found. This is the fifth person in England to be confirmed with … Read more
Bird flu outbreak was detected in one more grama panchayat in Alappuzha on Friday. Officials of the Animal Husbandry department said rapid response teams (RRTs) would cull 6,000 ducks at the hotspot at Cheruthana on Saturday. Following the mass death of ducks belonging to a farmer in the local body recently, the department sent samples … Read more
There are 90 cases to date in the UK according to the UK Health Security Agency. Source link
Public Health Wales confirms a case of monkeypox but says overall risk to the general public is low. Source link
Another 50 suspected cases of the rare disease are being investigated, the WHO says. Source link
The patient is being treated at an infectious disease unit and the risk to the public is low, officials say. Source link
UK scientists are continuing to investigate the cause of a surge in liver inflammation in children. Source link
The legal requirement to wear face coverings in many indoor settings will end next Monday. Source link
All available evidence suggests it caught the virus from its owner, experts say. Source link