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- The National Collection of Type Cultures: where 100-year-old samples help solve today’s problemsby Blog Editor on March 11, 2025 at 2:18 pm
For British Science Week, we take a look at how decades old, pre-antibiotic samples in our Culture Collections are helping to address health security challenges today. Read our latest blog post to find out how our specimens have become essential ingredients in some of the most important scientific developments in history – some more than once.
- Changes to health protection notification regulations (NOIDs)by Blog Editor on March 11, 2025 at 11:23 am
From 6 April 2025, we’re expanding the list of pathogens that Registered Medical Professionals and laboratories in England must notify us about. The changes will strengthen local and national surveillance and support a prompt response to outbreaks of infectious diseases. …
- Behind the Scenes at RIPL: Protecting the UK from deadly diseasesby Blog Editor on March 7, 2025 at 5:18 pm
In this blog post we take a behind-the-scenes look at the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL), where our scientists work to safeguard public health from rare and deadly diseases. Our laboratories RIPL is the UK’s frontline clinical diagnostic laboratory …
- What are the symptoms of Lassa fever and how is it spread?by Blog Editor on March 7, 2025 at 2:00 pm
This blog post summarises the key points about Lassa fever and what UKHSA does when a case of an infectious disease such as Lassa fever is identified in the UK.
- Andrew Donaldson-Wheatcroft: 'We should see HIV testing as an essential part of self-care'by Blog Editor on February 14, 2025 at 1:54 pm
If you are interested in skincare, beauty and wellness, you might know of influencer Andrew Donaldson-Wheatcroft, who has well over 200,000 followers on his social media accounts. Alongside this content, Andrew is an advocate for people living with HIV. In …
- Meningitis: I underwent multiple surgeries, including the amputation of several fingersby Blog Editor on January 7, 2025 at 4:17 pm
In this blog post, Becca shares her story of how meningitis changed her life and disrupted her plans just weeks into her starting her degree.
- Health and science: A guide to our most popular blog posts of 2024 by Blog Editor on December 30, 2024 at 1:30 pm
Around a million people read our blog in 2024, and we were the most read blog across government in December. Read this blog post and subscribe for the latest advice and insights.
- What winter bug do I have? Know the signs and symptoms by Blog Editor on December 18, 2024 at 4:35 pm
We see cases of flu, RSV, COVID-19 and norovirus throughout the year, but in winter they circulate at the same time and can reach high levels. We also track other respiratory viruses – rhinovirus, adenovirus, human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and parainfluenza …
- How human organs grown in labs are helping to develop the vaccines of the futureby Blog Editor on December 10, 2024 at 4:03 pm
In this blog post, we’ll explore how scientists are using organs grown in labs to help accelerate the development of new drugs, therapeutic medicines and vaccines.
- How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the UKby Blog Editor on December 3, 2024 at 3:33 pm
As we release data showing a significant rise in travel-related infections like dengue and malaria, we speak to Colin Johnston, Senior Medical Entomologist at UKHSA, about his team’s work on invasive mosquito surveillance. Read on to find out how we …
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