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UK Cyclospora update: 70 percent of cases linked to Mexico travel

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In a follow-up to a previous report concerning a Cyclospora cluster reported in UK travelers to Mexico, Public Health England (PHE) has reported a total of 265 Cyclospora cases since June 1. Of this...

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Cyclospora cluster reported in UK travelers to Mexico

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UK health officials are seeing an increase in the parasitic infection, cyclosporiasis, in travelers returning from Mexico, according to Travel Health Pro report. The cluster has been seen since June and...

E. coli O157 outbreak: More than 100 sickened in the UK, may be linked to mixed salad leaves

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The investigation into an E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom continues as officials with Public Health England (PHE) say the case count is now 109. As of Monday, PHE say the cases are distributed...

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Lyme disease in the UK: Doctors advised to consider diagnosis when suggestive symptoms present

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Doctors are being advised to consider the diagnosis of Lyme disease in patients with suggestive symptoms, as the disease can often be mistaken for other conditions, according to the Medical Defence Union...

Pauline Cafferkey released from hospital…again

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In a follow-up to the latest hospital admission of Scottish nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in late 2014, Royal Free London released the following statement on Sunday: Pauline...

Ebola nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, admitted to hospital again

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A Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) while treating patients in Sierra Leone in late 2014, has been admitted to a Glasgow hospital for the third time since returning to the UK. In...

‘Mild’ H5N1 strain id’d on Fife farm

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A very mild strain of H5N1 avian influenza has been identified on a farm in Fife by initial test results, the Chief Veterinary Officer has said. The results so far and the symptoms shown suggest it is...

Scotland: Health officials investigate Serratia marcescens increases in Glasgow neonatal unit

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Public Health Protection Unit and Infection Control Team are investigating an increased incidence of Serratia marcescens in the Neonatal Unit within the Maternity unit...

Scotland: Two wound botulism cases investigated in injecting heroin users

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Scotland health officials are investigating two suspected cases of wound botulism in injecting drug users. Both individuals are receiving hospital treatment. One of the patients is from the NHS Greater...

Pauline Cafferkey hospitalized for ‘complication of previous infection with the Ebola virus’

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Scottish nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, is back in the hospital 10 months after recovering from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) because of an unusual late complication of her illness, Scotland health officials report. The...