The Latest Breaking News from UK Health Security Agency

Health chiefs are scrambling to identify where the poliovirus is circulating, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today declaring an 'national incident' after it was detected in sewage works in London

The potentially deadly disease has been discovered in London but there are concerns as it can be easily passed to others

The UK Health Security Agency has called on families to check children are fully vaccinated after detecting the poliovirus in the London sewage works. Officials insist the current risk to the population is low

UK Health Security Agency ‘urgently’ investigating outbreak in northeast London, with officials racing to determine whether community transmission is occurring in the capital

The Scottish Government have confirmed they will be following the latest guidance and will be establishing a “pre-exposure vaccination programme for priority risk groups”.

In Greater Manchester, a suspected case has been reported in Wigan

Vaccines should be offered to gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox, the UK Health Security Agency has said.

Greater Manchester public health chiefs warned about the difficulties in judging coronavirus trends now free mass testing is no longer available

UK Health Security Agency report reveals most patients affected are under-5s who have not had the jab