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Laboratory guidelines for the diagnosis of infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans.
The history of Ebola virus disease, animal reservoirs, routes of transmission and an overview of diagnosis and management.
Building a resilient and responsive organisation ready for health security threats.
COMEAP advice note on the health evidence relevant to developing targets for fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) under the Environment Act (2021).
Support for health and social care professionals who work with people with learning disabilities.
UK Health Security Agency's FW&E microbiology laboratories carry out specialist microbiological tests on food, water and environmental samples.
Statement reinforcing good infection prevention and control practices for incubator decontamination and handling on neonatal units.
Patient group direction (PGD) template to supply or administer ciprofloxacin for meningococcal disease clusters in educational or residential settings.
Explains the process for both primary and confirmatory testing of human samples for MERS-CoV testing, when MERS is being considered as a diagnosis.
A practical guide for managing cases or outbreaks of infectious disease in asylum accommodation settings.
Provides information on the infant pneumococcal vaccination programme valid from 1 January 2020.
Flyer and poster on protection against German measles.
Guidance on using ImmForm for collecting data on seasonal influenza vaccination uptake in school-age children in England for the 2022 to 2023 season.
Information on sodium hypochlorite, a common bleaching agent, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
This document details the diagnostic and clinical, and health protection microbiology services provided by the laboratory
Information about norovirus, how it's transmitted and how to prevent it spreading.
Information on the use of human and animal products in vaccines.
Latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures for immunisation practitioners.
BBVU offers laboratory reference services and carries out research and development on hepatitis viruses, and has a remit for blood safety.
The NHSBT and UKHSA surveillance programme is a series of national schemes that monitors infection in blood, tissue and organ donors, and transfusion recipients.
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