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High consequence infectious diseases: monthly summaries

These reports detail high consequence infectious disease (HCID) events that are detected during UKHSA's epidemic intelligence activities.

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UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) produces a monthly report that provides detailed updates on known HCID events around the world. The purpose of this report is simply to raise awareness.

See also High consequence infectious diseases guidance and HCID country specific risk.

HCIDs are defined in the UK according to the following criteria:

  • acute infectious disease
  • typically has a high case-fatality rate
  • may not have effective prophylaxis or treatment
  • often difficult to recognise and detect rapidly
  • ability to spread in the community and within healthcare settings
  • requires an enhanced individual, population and system response to ensure it is managed effectively, efficiently and safely

Previous reports can be found on the National Archives website:

Published 16 February 2018
Last updated 28 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. A CCHF case was reported in the UK in March 2022 following an initial positive test result. However, this case was not confirmed as CCHF on follow-up samples. The reports have been updated to reflect UK case numbers.

  2. Added November summary.

  3. Added October summary.

  4. Added August and September summaries.

  5. Updated CCHF recent cases or outbreaks section in July 2023 summary.

  6. Added July summary.

  7. Added summary January to June 2023.

  8. Added November to December 2022 summary.

  9. Added April to October 2022 summary.

  10. Added March 2022 summary.

  11. Added February 2022 summary.

  12. Added January 2022 summary.

  13. Added December 2021 summary.

  14. Added November 2021 summary.

  15. Added October 2021 summary.

  16. Added September 2021 summary and linked to previous 2020 reports.

  17. Added Global high consequence infectious disease events: summary January to August 2021.

  18. Added the summary for September to October 2020 as an HTML attachment, and linked to archived 2019 reports.

  19. Added August 2020 summary.

  20. Added July 2020 summary,

  21. Added quarterly summary report for April to June 2020.

  22. Added January to March 2020 summary.

  23. Added December 2019 summary.

  24. Added report for November 2019.

  25. Added October 2019 summary.

  26. Added report for September 2019.

  27. Added report for August 2019.

  28. Added report for July 2019.

  29. Added report for June 2019.

  30. Added report for May 2019.

  31. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for April 2019.

  32. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for March 2019.

  33. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for February 2019.

  34. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for January 2019.

  35. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for December 2018.

  36. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for November 2018.

  37. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for October 2018.

  38. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for September 2018.

  39. Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for August 2018.

  40. Added July 2018 summary

  41. Added June 2018 summary.

  42. Added May 2018 summary.

  43. Added April 2018 summary.

  44. Added March 2018 summary.

  45. Added February 2018 summary.

  46. First published.