Public Health
What is measles and why is it so important we’re all up to date with our MMR vaccine? – UK Health Security Agency
More than 1 in 10 eligible children under the age of 5 in England haven’t had the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine or are only...
How we protect the UK from vector-borne diseases like dengue and West Nile virus – UK Health Security Agency
Vector-borne diseases - illnesses transmitted to humans by organisms such as mosquitoes and ticks - account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases...
Proposed Legislation to Boycott Opioid Manufacturers Would Undermine the Public Health Response to Opioid Overdose
Over the past year, several bills that would impose novel restrictions on the purchasing of naloxone and other opioid antagonists (medications that reverse opioid...
Racial Equity Impact Assessments: A Valuable, Yet Underutilized, Tool to Address Structural Racism
Structural racism and other forms of discrimination are deeply embedded in laws, policies, and government actions. However, law can also be used to confront...
What is bird flu and how are we protecting people against...
Avian influenza (bird flu) is an infectious disease that affects birds, caused by the influenza A virus. Birds are the hosts for a variety...
How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the...
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...
How to stay healthy while wild swimming – UK Health Security...
Swimming is a great form of exercise we can all enjoy, and there are hundreds of beautiful wild swimming sites across the UK to...
How high is the risk of catching mpox and how can...
Credit: CDC/ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
This blog post was reviewed and updated in November 2024.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared...
