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Gastrointestinal infections: guidance, data and analysis

The characteristics, diagnosis, management and epidemiology of gastrointestinal infections.

Contents

  1. Diagnosis
  2. Management
  3. Epidemiology

Infectious intestinal diseases affect 1 in 5 people in the UK each year and symptoms are not confined to diarrhoea and vomiting.

Public Health England (PHE) monitors trends in infection and outbreaks, drawing on data from:

  • PHE reference laboratories
  • the national laboratory reporting scheme
  • consultants in communicable disease control (CCDCs)
  • environmental health officers (EHOs)
  • microbiologists

For trends in zoonotic infection in humans and animals, see Zoonoses in the UK.

Diagnosis

Gastrointestinal bacteria reference unit (GBRU) is the reference laboratory for a range of gastrointestinal pathogens. Details about GBRU services and request forms are available from the detailed guide below.

  1. GBRU: reference and diagnostic services

    • 1 July 2014
    • Detailed guide

Management

  1. Infection control in schools

    • 2 September 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Preventing person-to-person gastrointestinal infections

    • 10 April 2004
    • Guidance

  3. Farm visits: avoiding infection

    • 1 January 2014
    • Guidance

  4. Hygiene and catering at large events: follow-up study

    • 10 July 2013
    • Research and analysis

  5. Swim healthy (leaflet)

    • 1 July 2013
    • Promotional material

  6. Care homes: infection prevention and control

    • 18 February 2013
    • Guidance

  7. Typhoid and paratyphoid: public health operational guidelines

    • 28 February 2012
    • Guidance

  8. Ready-to-eat foods: microbiological safety assessment guidelines

    • 1 November 2009
    • Guidance

  9. Norovirus: managing infection in cruise ships

    • 1 July 2007
    • Guidance

Epidemiology

  1. Common gastrointestinal infections in England and Wales: laboratory reports in 2014

    • 9 January 2015
    • Research and analysis

  2. Less common gastrointestinal infections in England and Wales: laboratory reports in 2014

    • 9 January 2015
    • Research and analysis

  3. Foodborne illness in humans: general outbreaks in England and Wales in 2014

    • 12 December 2014
    • Research and analysis

  4. Gastrointestinal illness: outbreak investigation following a mass-participation River Thames swim

    • 1 May 2013
    • Research and analysis
Published:
1 July 2014
From:
Public Health England