Guidance

Acute respiratory disease: managing outbreaks in care homes

Managing seasonal influenza: identifying pathogens and transmission routes for acute respiratory disease in care homes.

Documents

Managing outbreaks of acute respiratory disease in care homes

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Managing outbreaks of acute respiratory disease in care homes: supplementary guidance

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Detail

This guidance covers the following topics:

• case definitions
• managing cases
• infection control
• recording and reporting

It includes a leaflet for care homes.

• Published: 26 October 2012
• Updated: 2 February 2015

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• 2 February 2015 1:50pm: Added supplementary guidance for health protection teams involved in prevention and control of influenza and other respiratory viral infections among care home residents.
• 26 October 2012 1:02am: First published.

• From: Public Health England
• Part of: Pandemic flu: public health response
• Part of: Seasonal influenza: guidance, data and analysis