Topics of Interest
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Water Health Partnership for Wales newsletter published: The Water Health Partnership for Wales has published it's first newsletter giving an update on what is happening within the Partnership and providing an overview of current improvement projects and forthcoming events. |
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Schmallenberg Virus: Information about Schmallenberg virus (SBV) which is associated with disease in animals, has been published by the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA). |
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Be tick aware!: Public Health Wales is reminding people during Tick Bite Prevention Week (26 March – 1 April) to be aware of the risk of tick bites as very occasionally these can cause Lyme disease. |
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Latest News
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GP surveillance of infections in Wales report: Weekly newsletter which includes clinical consultations rates of 13 diseases, based on returns from 44 sentinel practices in Wales, and a topical news article. This week - Healthcare Infections, Medical Device Usage and Antimicrobial Usage in Welsh Hospitals |
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Influenza activity in Wales: week 18 2012: The weekly clinical consultation rate for influenza in Wales for week 18 is 2.4 consultations per 100,000 population and has very slightly decreased compared to week 17 (2.8 consultations). |
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Laboratory-confirmed infections and notifications reports: The Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre has published reports on rates of laboratory-confirmed infections and notifications of communicable diseases in Wales for the month of April 2012. |
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