Diphtheria

The Home Office has said an asylum seeker's death at a Kent processing centre may have been the result of diphtheria infection.

Diphtheria cases among asylum seekers in the UK have risen, as the Home Office said the death of a man held at the Manston processing centre may have been ...

Officials are expected to confirm that the number of cases of the highly-contagious disease has risen from 39 to about 50.

Some officials have voiced concerns that the Home Office is being reckless in allowing the migrants to be sent around the country without being properly ...

Diphtheria is a highly contagious infection caused by bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which produces a toxin that makes people ill.

Several cases of Diphtheria have been reported at an overcrowded asylum seeker centre in Kent after the disease was linked to a man's death there earlier ...

The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman is under fire after moving asylum seekers with suspected diphtheria around the UK.

The number of cases among those to have recently arrived in the UK exceeds 50, the BBC understands.

Diphtheria is a serious illness and sometimes fatal, especially in children, if it's not treated quickly. A view of the Manston immigration short-term ...