Seven people are being treated for Legionnaires’ disease in an outbreak in Stoke-on-Trent. Those affected are six men and a woman, aged between their late 40s and 75, health officials said. Read article
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ZAGREB: A firefighter died and 1,500 tourists were evacuated after forest fires fanned by strong winds broke out on Croatia’s Adriatic coast Monday, with the interior minister warning of a “very difficult” scenario.“The situation is very difficult … we are doing everything possible to protect people’s lives and property,” Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic told commercial […]
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LONDON — Britain’s Home Office says it will seek an injunction to halt a strike on the eve of the Olympics by immigration staff at U.K. airports. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents staff at British airports, voted last week for a 24-hour walkout over pay and job losses. The strike […]
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Homelessness is becoming an increasing problem among the expatriate community in Spain, as the effects of the country’s financial crisis take their toll. A growing number are finding themselves living on the streets after losing their jobs and subsequently failing to keep up with rent and mortgage payments. Read article
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Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is warning about an outbreak of listeria in Hawke’s Bay. Four people have been diagnosed with listeria. Two of those, who were elderly and immune compromised, have subsequently died and two have recovered. Read article
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Director of Disease Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Amara Jambai, has yesterday disclosed that the outbreak of yellow fever in the Pujehun District, Lassa fever in Kenema district, cholera in Port Loko, Kambia, Pujehun and Kailahun districts and the Western Area has claimed 62 lives so far. Speaking to […]
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Swimming is dangerous is Scotland too – and not always because of monsters. Over 50 people took ill after taking part in an open water swimming event at Strathclyde Loch. Read article
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AHMEDABAD: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has claimed seven lives in Gujarat. And according to the state government, about 18 people have been affected by CCHF. Replying to a question from Vadodara City MLA Bhupendra Lakhawala, the government said that after an incubation period of one to three days following a tick bite, flu-like symptoms appear, […]
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SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Selebi-Phikwe Government Hospital Superintendent, Dr Joseph Sharma has confirmed that a diarrhoea outbreak has killed five babies in the copper mining town. Sharma told Mmegi this week that they have recorded 151 cases of diarrhoea since the outbreak was noticed on July 4 when many babies were admitted at the hospital. Read article
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Hidden symptoms and a strong stigma are reasons many people with hepatitis B and C do not know they are infected, a medical researcher said on Friday. Only 10 percent to 20 percent of hepatitis cases are detected, said Rino Gani, head of the Indonesia Liver Research Association (PPHI). Read article
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