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Chikungunya infections are most common in Asia, Africa and South America (Pictured: A municipal worker eradicating virus-spreading mosquitos in Asuncion, Paraguay)

Global outbreak fears surge as virus in China prompts quarantines and…

Chinese officials announced Covid-like quarantines in some cities as cases of chikungunya…

The poll found one in five over-65s either did not know what shingles was or were unaware the NHS offered a vaccine to prevent shingles (stock image)

Why thousands of people are missing out on NHS jabs for agonising…

Widespread confusion over who is eligible for the NHS shingles jab means thousands are…

The Covid pandemic 'significantly' accelerated brain ageing ¿ even among those who were never infected, a study suggests (Stock Image)

How Covid led to an ‘acceleration’ in brain ageing (even…

By SHAUN WOOLLER HEALTH EDITOR Published: 19:58 EDT, 22 July 2025 | Updated: 20:20 EDT, 22…

A child has died in hospital after contracting measles - marking the second death due to an acute infection of the disease in Britain this decade (Stock photo)

Child dies of measles in Liverpool fueling warnings virus could spread…

By KATHERINE LAWTON Published: 02:38 EDT, 13 July 2025 | Updated: 02:47 EDT, 13 July 2025…