Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Interpreting this report
The report provides detailed updates on known, high consequence infectious disease (HCID) events around the world as monitored by UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) epidemic intelligence activities.
It is divided into 2 sections covering all the defined HCID pathogens. The first section contains contact and airborne HCIDs that have been specified for the HCID programme by NHS England. The second section contains additional HCIDs that are important for situational awareness.
Each section contains information on known pathogens and includes descriptions of recent events. If an undiagnosed disease event occurs that could be interpreted as a potential HCID, a third section will be added to the report.
Likelihood assessment
Included for each disease is a ‘likelihood assessment’ – the likelihood of a case occurring in the UK – based on past UK experience and the global occurrence of travel-associated cases. Currently, all diseases are classified in one of three categories: Low, Very low and Exceptionally low.
Events found during routine scanning activities that occur in endemic areas will briefly be noted in the report. Active surveillance, other than daily epidemic intelligence activities, of events in endemic areas will not be conducted (for example, actively searching government websites or other sources for data on case numbers).
The target audience for this report is any healthcare professional who may be involved in HCID identification.
Incidents of significance of primary HCIDs
Contact HCIDs
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...-disease-events-summary-april-to-october-2022
The report provides detailed updates on known, high consequence infectious disease (HCID) events around the world as monitored by UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) epidemic intelligence activities.
It is divided into 2 sections covering all the defined HCID pathogens. The first section contains contact and airborne HCIDs that have been specified for the HCID programme by NHS England. The second section contains additional HCIDs that are important for situational awareness.
Each section contains information on known pathogens and includes descriptions of recent events. If an undiagnosed disease event occurs that could be interpreted as a potential HCID, a third section will be added to the report.
Likelihood assessment
Included for each disease is a ‘likelihood assessment’ – the likelihood of a case occurring in the UK – based on past UK experience and the global occurrence of travel-associated cases. Currently, all diseases are classified in one of three categories: Low, Very low and Exceptionally low.
Events found during routine scanning activities that occur in endemic areas will briefly be noted in the report. Active surveillance, other than daily epidemic intelligence activities, of events in endemic areas will not be conducted (for example, actively searching government websites or other sources for data on case numbers).
The target audience for this report is any healthcare professional who may be involved in HCID identification.
Incidents of significance of primary HCIDs
Contact HCIDs
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
| Geographical risk areas | Endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asia. Spain has also reported locally acquired cases (first reported in 2016) (HAIRS risk assessment). |
| Sources and routes of infection | • bite from or crushing of an infected tick • contact with blood or tissues from infected livestock • contact with infected patients, their blood or body fluids |
| UK experience to date | Three cases have been reported in individuals who have travelled to the UK from Afghanistan in 2012, Bulgaria in 2014 and Central Asia in 2022. |
| Likelihood assessment | Low – rarely reported in travellers. |
| Recent cases or outbreaks |
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...-disease-events-summary-april-to-october-2022