UK tourists returning from holidays have been warned over a "suitcase virus" that destroys organs and can trigger brain swelling. It is reportedly spreading across the UK and European Union , with UK holidaymakers at risk this August.

There have been outbreaks of chikungunya and oropouche in countries like China, Brazil and Mauritius. Simon Clarke, professor of cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, told The Sun: "As Brits develop more exotic tastes for travel to warmer places closer to the equator, we are increasingly likely to see unusual infections upon their return.

"While oropouche is mainly found in the Amazon and chikungunya in sub-tropical regions, they are spreading. Both have been detected in the United States and Europe, where sporadic outbreaks in France and

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