The Latest Breaking News from UK Health Security Agency

The UK Health Security Agency announced the third case today, sadly confirming it had proved fatal, with Bedfordshire Hospital NHS Trust stating that the patient was in their care.

One patient in Bedfordshire has died from a confirmed case of the Ebola-like virus Lassa fever, the UK Health Security Agency said.

An individual has died from what the UK Health Security Agency is likely to be Lassa fever.

Booster vaccinations for Covid prevented over 100,000 hospitalisations during the Omicron wave, according to analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

The UK Health Security Agency has said the risk to the public from Lassa Virus is “very low”

The UK Health Security Agency has said that members of a family which recently travelled to West Africa have tested positive for Lassa Fever - similar to Ebola - which kills around 5,000 people each year

From Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is now including data on possible reinfections in its Covid-19 dashboard. Today a further 112,458 Covid cases were recorded

The UK Health Security Agency said covid has led to a big drop in the number of children being vaccinated against other diseases

The UK Health Security Agency says measles is a highly infectious disease and children should have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccines before starting school

The UK's Covid-19 case numbers have substantially dropped since peaking around New Year’s when 245,182 cases were recorded on January 4 - meanwhile, the UK Health Security Agency has begun to include data on possible reinfections in its dashboard

New analysis from the UK Health Security Agency has found several differences