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Guidance for health care professionals on public health management of infection with shigellae (shigellosis).
Information on Bartonella and how to obtain diagnostic services.
Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
Rubella immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
A guide to the booster given in school Year 9 or at age 14. It explains the 3 in 1 teenage booster dose of vaccine that prevents tetanus, diphtheria and polio.
Documents relating to a chronic hepatitis B contact tracing pilot.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report provides an analysis of how climate change makes extreme weather events in the UK, including more intense and frequent heatwaves.
Changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule from 1 July 2025, 1 January 2026 and changes to the selective hepatitis B vaccination programme from 1 July 2025
Information for clinicians and referring laboratories about the range of tests offered by the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL).
Mumps immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
PGD template to support the national meningococcal group B (Bexsero®) vaccination programme and public health management of meningococcal disease.
Latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures for immunisation practitioners.
Background information and advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) for health and care professionals.
This page advises those working with children on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for. This is part of the guidance for the hazard: heat.
Information and promotional resources to support the 2025 to 2026 annual flu vaccination programme.
Guidance for managing seasonal influenza, identifying pathogens and transmission routes for acute respiratory disease in care homes.
Guidance to help professionals in public health and environmental health departments to minimise the risk of transmission of gastrointestinal infections.
Information for health professionals on the rotavirus vaccination programme.
Information for healthcare professionals on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of hepatitis B.
PGD template to support the national Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal C conjugate vaccination programme.
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