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To better understand Mpox and its spread within the UK, VDEC developed an immunoassay to assess immune responses to Mpox infection and new vaccines.
Antimicrobial resistance to Group B Streptococcus (GBS) antibiotics is growing. This puts newborns at risk. VDEC is supporting a new vaccine to cut antibiotic use
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is leading on the creation of the United Kingdom Microbial Forensics Consortium (UKMFC).
Barriers to Research working group calls for written evidence about barriers to legitimate research for controlled drugs, excluding synthetic cannabinoids.
100,000 people will be sent self-testing kits to determine if they are currently infected.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
20,000 households in England are being contacted to take part in the first wave of a major new government study to track coronavirus (COVID-19) in the general population.
The second mega-lab at Alderley Park in Cheshire has begun to test thousands of patient samples a day for coronavirus.
Statement from Professor John Newton, national coordinator of the UK coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programme, warning against the purchase of unapproved antibody testing kits.
Access to testing for those with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) will be extended across England to include additional frontline workers and symptomatic members of their household.
All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up, the government is announcing today.
Pharmaceutical giants and diagnostic companies join forces on plans to roll out millions of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests.
New 5-pillar plan outlines national effort to increase testing to 100,000 a day across the UK
The projects will be awarded the funds from BIRAX, a £10 million programme to support cutting edge UK-Israeli research.
A paper published in the journal 'Science' demonstrates the impact of portable sequencing on the public health response early in Nigerian Lassa fever outbreak.
Newsletter from AMRHAI, the national reference laboratory responsible for the detection and investigation of antibiotic resistance.
PHE and the FSA are working together to inform the public about the measures they can take to avoid infection with Salmonella Typhimurium.
The NHS Genomic Medicine Service is the first national genomic healthcare service in the world and will allow faster diagnosis and personalised care.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A new study by Public Health England, the University of Oxford and others reveals we can better predict a patient’s response to TB treatments.
This document explains how a new drug chart improved antimicrobial stewardship at the Royal Free Hospital.
There is a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including mental health in the Indian population.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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