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RIPL specialises in the diagnosis and management of unusual or hazardous infectious diseases present in the UK or imported into the country.
Find out about the licences you need and rules you must follow to import Specified Animal Pathogens into England, Scotland and Wales.
The licences you must have to import animal pathogens or carriers to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Apply for a licence to import animal pathogens and animal products into Great Britain.
How to appeal if you're banned from accessing a laboratory or other facility containing dangerous substances on national security grounds.
The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens' (ACDP) role is to provide scientific advice on the risks of exposure to various pathogens.
Form (P1) to submit a sample to UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to test for rare and imported pathogens.
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
Use this form (H2) for nosocomial gram-negatives.
Form H1 for submitting nosocomial gram-negatives.
How healthcare professionals can transport category A pathogens (note 24), and an application form for authorisation to transport waste.
Information for clinicians and referring laboratories about the range of tests offered by the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL).
UKHSA's 5 year Pathogen Genomics Strategy sets out a programme to improve our ability to detect and understand pathogens that pose the greatest risks to the UK.
Find the licence and declaration you must use to import animal pathogens and carriers to Great Britain from the EU.
If you or your work premises hold, keep or use stocks of specified disease-causing micro-organisms and toxins, you need to inform the Home Office.
Voluntary reports of uncommon pathogens involved in bacteraemia and fungaemia made to Public Health England.
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