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The Virus Reference Department (VRD) provides clinical advice and investigations for a wide range of human virus infections.
This explains the importance of the influenza (flu) vaccination this winter: 2025 to 2026.
Leaflet and card for patients who have had their spleen removed, whose spleen isn't present or doesn't work.
The Vaccine Development Evaluation Centre (VDEC) at Porton Down in Wiltshire facilitates the development and evaluation of new vaccines and therapeutics.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with mpox or who are waiting for an mpox test result and have been advised to self-isolate at home
A user guide for understanding and applying the national patient safety radiotherapy event taxonomy.
PGD template to support the administration of live attenuated flu vaccine (Fluenz Trivalent®) in accordance with national seasonal flu vaccination programme
AMRHAI (Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections) is the national reference unit for investigating antimicrobial resistance in healthcare-associated bacteria.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by a virus of the Nairoviridae family.
Information on taking, submitting and processing samples which potentially contain MPXV.
This service allows hospitals to record incidents of infection after surgery, track patient results and review or change practice to avoid further infections.
Guidance on the collection and reporting of data for GUMCAD, the surveillance system for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England.
Guidance for healthcare practitioners about the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.
Patient group direction (PGD) template to support outbreaks where chickenpox is co-circulating with scarlet fever in non-immune children from 9 months of age and adults.
Clinical advisory and specialist diagnostic service for medical professionals managing travellers who have returned to the UK with fever.
Information on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the benefits of vaccination for pregnant women and their babies and a poster and stickers to promote the vaccination to pregnant women.
Information to assist with the laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease and requirements for sample submission.
Advice on staying well in cold weather, covering issues such as financial help, healthy lifestyle, flu vaccinations and heating.
Follow-up advice for contacts of an mpox case.
The Brucella Reference Unit (BRU) provides laboratory diagnostic and clinical management services for Brucella species.
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