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Montevideo, December 11th 2025 - 20:27 UTC

Tag: UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 20:16 UTC

    New strain of mpox detected in UK

    “Although infection with the mpox virus is benign for many, it can be serious,” Dr. Sinka warned

    According to reports from the United Kingdom dated Monday, health officials in the country have identified a new, genetically recombinant variant of mpox (monkeypox) in an individual who recently traveled back from Asia, prompting immediate analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

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  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 11:09 UTC

    UK Health Agency warns of potential second norovirus wave this summer

    Queen Mary 2 returned from a cut short Caribbean cruise because of 9% of passengers with norovirus

    The latest UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA, shows norovirus cases continue to rise across UK, with laboratory reports at the highest levels since reporting data this way began in 2014. This is because data shows a shift in circulating strains, and UKHSA warns that people who already had the virus this (boreal) winter could be at risk again.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 08:06 UTC

    Avian Influenza Prevention Zone extended to all of England; H5N1 human case in West Midlands

    Dr Christine Middlemiss is the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO). She was appointed UK Chief Vet in December 2017

    The UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA, has confirmed a case of influenza A(H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands region. Simultaneously the UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a new Avian Influenza Prevention Zone AIPZ to cover the whole of England from noon on Saturday 25 January following the escalating number of cases of avian influenza and continued heightened risk levels in wild birds.