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A French woman infected with a severe form of hantavirus is on life support in a hospital in Paris after returning from a rat virus-stricken cruise.

Ten Brits linked to a deadly rat virus outbreak on a cruise ship are being flown to the UK to isolate.

A deadly virus outbreak on a cruise ship that no government was willing to accept sounds like a nightmare scenario.

On Friday it was confirmed that a British national with suspected hantavirus disembarked the ship at the remote volcanic island of Tristan da Cunha, which is where they live.

British passengers and crew from the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak are set to be taken to a hospital in Merseyside to isolate.

Cape Verde will not allow a cruise ship to dock in its ports after three people on board died following an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus.

A new survey has discovered kids know more about vitamins than adults do - with the younger generation even outscoring grown-ups on popular questions

Cases of a potentially lethal infection spread by mosquitoes have been reported in Europe after being brought back by tourists

The World Health Organization has warned that falsified batches of the weight loss drug Ozempic have been identified in the UK and could be life threatening

Three types of food and drink are to blame for 370,000 deaths each year in Europe, according to the WHO. Experts have blamed 'powerful industries' for driving ill health

A mosquito-borne disease has been affecting people across Europe, as the World Health Organisation warns that about half of the world's population is now at risk of dengue

A new system of classifying obesity based on BMI could see millions of Brits classed as obese - here's how you can measure your own BMI and see if you are at risk

People have been left scratching their heads over what the 'G' in 5G actually means - as others wonder about the difference between the various wireless technologies

A 59-year-old man who had suffered from type 2 diabetes for 25 years has been cured of the condition after receiving a cell transplant in 2021, according to scientists in China

'Disease X' deaths could dwarf Covid and wipe out millions of victims at any time, medics fear, and although it doesn't yet exist experts are worried about the impact it could have

The coronavirus continues to mutate from its earlier strains with a rise in variants dubbed FLiRT by scientists in the US and Europe, as experts monitor vaccine effectiveness on the new strains

The Infected Blood Inquiry is due to release its final report today. The Mirror spoke to victims and their relatives whose lives have been ruined by the scandal

The Mirror takes a look at the exhibition marking the 175th anniversary of the chemist Boots, which has grown from a single store in Nottingham to a titan of the industry and an icon of British life

The World Health Organisation has released its latest Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024 as part of the efforts to halt the spread of antimicrobial resistance across the globe

Prince William spoke at an event celebrating efforts to tackle AMR at the Royal Society - and said he was 'hopeful' about the future thanks to growing expertise on AMR