The UK Health Protection Agency estimates that around a quarter of the population could be affected by avian flu in the future, with possibly 50, 000 deaths in England and Wales alone.

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There have been more than 2, 700 cases in total across the UK, the Health Protection Agency said.

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Then the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) and police said reports had started coming in from Surrey.

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The UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) published the full genetic sequence of the case in London earlier this month.

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The number of deaths this winter from flu across the UK verified by the Health Protection Agency stands at 50, with 45 of these due to swine flu.

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The number of people bringing dengue fever back to the UK from tropical countries has doubled, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).

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The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said its figures suggested about 100, 000 people in the UK were currently living with HIV, but about a quarter of them did not know they had the virus, which untreated can lead to the development of Aids.

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