Big rise in 'fatal in hours' infection in travellers coming to UK from 4 destinations

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A warning has been issued after 13 cases of potentially lethal disease which is ‘fatal within hours’ were detected in people returning to the UK from four destinations. The UK Health Security Agency has released data about the number of people in the UK who picked up nasty infections abroad in 2025. The figures show 13 travel-associated Cholera cases and an additional case in an individual who consumed water from an endemic country were reported in 2025 - a 56 per cent increase. Cholera is an

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