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Emerging infections and zoonoses: epidemic intelligence scanning procedures

Epidemic intelligence activities are undertaken to detect and assess potential emerging infectious disease threats to the UK.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published:
22 January 2019
Last updated:
8 May 2026
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  1. Added methodologies for estimating risk, impact and probability.

  2. The reports section of Epidemic intelligence activities page has been updated. The emerging infections and the high consequence infectious diseases monthly summaries were discontinued in March 2025 and have been replaced with the outbreaks under monitoring page.

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Epidemic intelligence activities to detect and assess potential emerging infectious disease threats to the UK are undertaken by the Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (EIZ) team within the National Infection Service of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These activities are undertaken on a daily basis and involve systematic review of formal and informal reports from multiple sources to identify and gather information about outbreaks and incidents of new and emerging infectious diseases, occurring anywhere in the world.

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