German airport worker dies of malaria after mosquito imported on plane www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 26 August 2026 at 19:49 Six employees in total were infected – five survivors are receiving medical care
This summer’s wildfire epidemic is one of the worst in decades – so why are deaths so low? www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 24 August 2026 at 18:19 As the risk of ‘fire weather’ increases, humans are learning to adapt to an ominous new normal
Wildfire watch: Inside London’s fire control centre on the hottest day of the year www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 14 August 2026 at 16:17 A summer of record-breaking heatwaves has turned the capital into a tinderbox
H5N1 sparks a very Australian epidemic www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 13 August 2026 at 14:10 Tasmanian devils, platypus and dingoes all at risk of contracting the highly contagious bird flu as the country battles growing case numbers
Ebola outbreak ‘doubling every 20 days’, warns UN chief www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Ben Farmer · Maeve Cullinan 12 August 2026 at 19:07 Congo’s current epidemic is on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016
Madagascar forced to divide and share mpox vaccine as epidemic takes off www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 11 August 2026 at 15:29 The African island is currently battling its largest-ever outbreak of the virus formerly known as monkeypox
Ebola outbreak outpacing containment effort, WHO chief warns www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan · Ben Farmer · Sarah Newey 5 August 2026 at 21:06 New cases have doubled in some hotspots over the past week, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns
Inside the trial for a vaccine to end malaria www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan · Paul Nuki 3 August 2026 at 08:50 Volunteers in Oxford are testing an experimental jab against an ancient killer
Africa improves health defences, but it remains vulnerable to pandemics www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 24 July 2026 at 12:39 Review of the continent’s health security finds that investments since Covid-19 have ‘paid off’
Burnham’s plan to restore UK aid spending www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 20 July 2026 at 19:15 A roadmap for returning the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on international aid is to form part of a major shake-up
What’s causing an ‘explosive diarrhoea’ outbreak in the US and how can you avoid it? www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 17 July 2026 at 18:57 Some 34 states have now reported cases of severe stomach bug linked to contaminated food
Ebola outbreak threatens to halt pioneering UK-backed kidney transplant programme www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 14 July 2026 at 14:53 Surgeons from Manchester due to travel to Uganda may be forced to cancel if the outbreak is still active