Toolkit 11: useful resources
Published 21 January 2025
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The following provides links to useful resources related to outbreak management.
UKHSA has produced a wide range of disease specific guidance which is available online Examples from UKHSA and partner organisations are provided below.
Non-infectious disease clusters
Guidance for investigating non-infectious disease clusters from potential environmental causes
Notifiable diseases
Notifiable diseases and causative organisms: how to report
System resources
Department of Health. Directors of Public Health in Local Government. Roles, Responsibilities and Context. 2023.
Foodborne disease outbreaks: guidelines for investigation and control, World Health Organization, 2008
Health Protection Regulations 2010 Toolkit Public Health England, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and Lewes District Council, 2011
Ethics and health equity
Public health; ethical issues 2007 Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Guidance For Managing Ethical Issues In Infectious Disease Outbreaks 2016 World Health Organization