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This page summarises Chapter 7 of the Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on climate and infectious diseases. This is part of the science and stats section for the hazard: heat.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.

• Updated: 10 June 2022

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.

• Updated: 31 March 2025

An overview of risks to pregnant women from infections: current screening, vaccination, treatment and prevention programmes.

• Updated: 1 April 2016

The epidemiology, detection and assessment of emerging infections.

• Updated: 6 January 2023

The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) first annual report summarising the latest infectious disease trends, bringing together all the key data from 2023 to early 2025 and outlining steps the organisation is taking to tackle these threats.

• Updated: 25 March 2025

Background information and advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) for health and care professionals.

• Updated: 31 March 2023

This study suggests a simple quantitative approach, segmented regression, to characterise the emergence of diseases

• Updated: 25 April 2018

Examples of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) include Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Marburg and Ebola virus diseases.

• Updated: 12 October 2018

• Updated: 1 January 2014