Experts have issued an urgent warning as a nasty bug that can cause “deeply unpleasant” symptoms such as severe diarrhoea and vomiting has been detected in pre-washed vegetables from supermarkets. Researchers from the University of Kent’s School of Biosciences discovered cryptosporidium in more than half of food samples. Cryptosporidium is a tiny parasite that lives … Read more
Health officials have issued a stark warning as the UK has seen a dramatic rise in cases of a highly contagious infection. Often thought of as a Victorian-era disease, reports of measles cases have skyrocketed this year. According to data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), GPs have spotted more than 600 new suspected … Read more
Authorities are on the hunt for a mystery “nationally distributed” food item they believe has triggered an outbreak of E.coli across the UK. So far the surge in cases has left 113 people ill and hospitalised at least 37. Food safety officials say the rare Shiga toxigenic (STEC) variant of the diarrhoea-causing bug is “particularly … Read more
Health experts in the UK have issued an urgent warning amid an outbreak of a bacterial infection that can lead to “severe bloody diarrhoea” and dangerous complications. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed 113 recorded cases of E. coli, believing it could be caused by a nationally distributed food item. Testing of samples … Read more
