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Joseph Lister was a British surgeon whose work in preventing infections revolutionised surgery.

Everything you need to know about the hospital food listeria outbreak

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Everything you need to know about the hospital food listeria outbreak

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medical workers

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More than half of all Ebola outbreaks are going undetected

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Many dogs in the US are screened annually for Lyme disease

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Lyme disease is spreading across the US but your dog can help track it

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Two doses of vaccine are required for it to be fully effective

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21 million children miss first dose of measles vaccine every year

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phages

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A virus we thought was harmless to humans may worsen cystic fibrosis

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A child playing in the mud

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Telling us to stop washing our hands is dangerous and unacceptable

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Epstein-Barr viruses

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MS symptoms improved by treatment that attacks glandular fever virus

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people in an airport

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Why air travel makes deadly disease pandemics less likely

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Mangabey monkey

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Monkeypox has reached the UK - here's what you need to know

Three people in the UK have caught the tropical disease, a relative of smallpox, the first time there have been cases in this country. But the smallpox vaccine provides immunity.

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Modified mosquitoes wipe out whole city’s dengue for the first time

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Babies should mix with other children to lower leukaemia risk

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Measles cases in England are up 65 per cent on last year

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Gross alert: You can get a urinary tract infection from your dog

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