A mother-of-four has become the fifth person to die following the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, police said today. June Miles, 56, from Barrow, was treated in ...

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Health officials say the “often crowded, semi-enclosed” cruise ship environment can facilitate the spread of diseases and ...

"It is too early to tell if this strain is associated with more severe norovirus disease but likely lower population immunity is the reason for the early surge of an otherwise seasonal increase of ...

A disease outbreak has overwhelmed hospitals in China, officials have warned. Videos on social media are showing hospital units overrun with patients affected by the illness, with many children ...

The world is holding its breath as unconfirmed reports suggest a mystery disease is ravaging China ... Province said people were dying from the outbreak. Mr Peng told the news site: "A lot of ...

But official reports from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that regular flu is leading the latest outbreak, with 30 percent of tests coming back positive for influenza ...

Over 120 passengers experienced gastrointestinal illness on recent Holland America Line and Oceania Cruises voyages.

A new genetic tool tracks infectious disease variants quickly, guiding better vaccines and antibiotic choices to stop the ...

A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.