Notifiable diseases: causative agents report for 2020
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Notifiable diseases: causative agents report for 2020

Published 7 January 2020 Last updated 7 September 2020 + show all updates 7 September 2020Added report for week 36, 2020. 2 September 2020Added report for week 35, 2020. 24 August 2020Added report for week 34, 2020. 19 August 2020Added report for week 33, 2020. 10 August 2020Added report for week 32, 2020. 3 August 2020Added report for week 31, 2020. 27 July 2020Added report for week 30, 2020. 20 July 2020Added report for week 29, 2020. 13 July 2020Added report for week 28, 2020. 6 July 2020Added report for week 27, 2020. 29 June 2020Added report for week 25, 2020. 15 June 2020Added report for week 24, 2020.…

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7 September 2020
Sugar reduction and wider reformulation: stakeholder engagement
Public Health England

Sugar reduction and wider reformulation: stakeholder engagement

Published 30 March 2017 Last updated 7 September 2020 + show all updates 7 September 2020Added August 2019 to June 2020 stakeholder engagement report. 25 October 2019Added 'Sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme: stakeholder engagement June 2018 to February 2019'. 20 September 2019Added stakeholder engagement summary for the period March to July 2019. 30 March 2017First published. Source link

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7 September 2020
Pertussis oral fluid laboratory request form and instructions
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Pertussis oral fluid laboratory request form and instructions

Published 29 November 2013 Last updated 7 September 2020 + show all updates 7 September 2020Updated the lab request form, parent letter, instruction letter and how to take a swab pictogram. 24 July 2020Added new patient letter template and updated laboratory request form and instruction sheet for health protection teams. 3 May 2018Updated age groups in the for oral fluid testing form and instruction sheet. 20 October 2014The B.Pertussis antibodies in oral fluid form and Pertussis antibodies in oral fluid enhanced surveillance scheme instruction sheet have been updated. 29 November 2013First published. Source link

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7 September 2020
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) types 1 and 2
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) types 1 and 2

Overview Human T-cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) are retroviruses found worldwide. Of the 2 viruses, HTLV-1 has been more often associated with human disease. It is the causative agent of a form of blood cancer (adult T-cell leukaemia or lymphoma, called ATL) and of a progressive disease of the nervous system (HTLV-1 associated myelopathy, or HAM, also known as tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP)). Epidemiology HTLV-1 infects at least 5 million to 10 million people worldwide, although information is unavailable for many countries, so this figure is likely to be an underestimate. The virus is endemic in: Caribbean South America Romania Iran much of…

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7 September 2020
National Health England

Detailed guide: North of England: local restrictions

An outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been identified in parts of Greater Manchester, East Lancashire, Preston, and West Yorkshire. The government and relevant local authorities are acting together to control the spread of the virus.If you live in these parts of Greater Manchester, East Lancashire, Preston and West Yorkshire, you should follow these rules when meeting people who you do not live with. There is separate guidance to cover Blackburn with Darwen, Oldham and Pendle (where additional restrictions apply to some parts) and Leicester.The business and venue closures section below lists the types of businesses and venues that must remain closed in these areas. These restrictions will be…

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4 September 2020
National Health England

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested

You can get a swab test to check if you currently have coronavirus. This is part of the 5-pillar strategy for coronavirus testing. Testing is most effective within 3 days of symptoms developing.Who can be testedAnyone with symptoms can get a coronavirus test, whatever their age.See the guidance below on testing for care home residents and workers.Employer referral for essential workersEmployers can refer essential workers for testing if they are self-isolating because either they or member(s) of their household have coronavirus symptoms.They can do this by uploading the names and contact details of self-isolating essential workers to the secure employer referral portal.Referred essential workers will then receive a…

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4 September 2020