Infectious diseases: detailed information
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-11)

A to Z on content relating to infectious diseases.

The yeast formerly known as Candida auris has been reclassified as Candidozyma auris following a taxonomic revision in 2023.
- Acinetobacter species (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/acinetobacter-species)
- Amoebiasis: public health operational guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/amoebiasis-public-health-operational-guidelines)
- Anthrax: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/anthrax-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/antimicrobial-resistance-amr-information-and-resources)
- Avian influenza: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/avian-influenza-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Bacillus species (food poisoning) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bacillus-species-food-poisoning)
- Bartonella: diagnostic and reference services (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bartonella)
- Bloodborne infections in blood, tissue and organ donors (BIBD): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bloodborne-infections-in-blood-and-tissue-donors-bibd-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Bloodborne viruses in healthcare workers: report exposures and reduce risks (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bloodborne-viruses-in-healthcare-workers-report-exposures-and-reduce-risks)
- Botulism: diagnosis, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/botulism-diagnosis-data-and-analysis)
- Botulism: reporting questionnaires (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/botulism-reporting-questionnaires)
- Brucella reference unit (BRU): managing laboratory exposure (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brucella-reference-unit-bru-managing-laboratory-exposure)
- Brucella: laboratory and clinical services (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bru-reference-services)
- Brucellosis: veterinary exposure (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brucellosis-veterinary-exposure)
- COVID-19: guidance for health professionals (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/wuhan-novel-coronavirus)
- Campylobacter: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/campylobacter-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Candidozyma auris (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/candida-auris)
- Carbapenem resistance: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/carbapenem-resistance-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Chikungunya (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/chikungunya)
- Chlamydia abortus: epidemiology, transmission and prevention (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/chlamydophila-abortus)
- Chlamydia: surveillance, data, screening and management (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/chlamydia-surveillance-data-screening-and-management)
- Cholera (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cholera)
- Clostridioides difficile: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/clostridium-difficile-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Clostridium perfringens (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/clostridium-perfringens)
- Common animal-associated infections quarterly reports: 2019 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-animal-associated-infections-quarterly-reports-2019)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: origins, reservoirs, transmission and guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/crimean-congo-haemorrhagic-fever-origins-reservoirs-transmission-and-guidelines)
- Cryptosporidiosis: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cryptosporidiosis-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Cyclospora: clinical and travel guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cyclospora-clinical-and-travel-guidance)
- Dengue fever: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dengue-fever-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Diphtheria: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/diphtheria-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Ebola virus disease: clinical management and guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ebola-virus-disease-clinical-management-and-guidance)
- Emerging infections (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/emerging-infections)
- Enterococcus species and glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/enterococcus-species-and-glycopeptide-resistant-enterococci-gre)
- Enterovirus D-68: risk assessment (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enterovirus-d-68-risk-assessment)
- Enterovirus infections (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/enterovirus-infections)
- Escherichia coli (E. coli): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/escherichia-coli-e-coli-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs): guidance, data, analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases-esbls-guidance-data-analysis)
- Fungal infections (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fungal-infections)
- Gastrointestinal infections: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gastrointestinal-infections-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Genital herpes (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/genital-herpes)
- Genital warts and human papillomavirus: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/genital-warts-and-human-papillomavirus-hpv-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Giardia: guidance and data (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/giardia)
- Giardia: national laboratory data (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/giardia-national-laboratory-data)
- Gonorrhoea: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gonorrhoea-neisseria-gonorrhoeae-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Gram-negative bacteria: prevention, surveillance and epidemiology (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/gram-negative-bacteria-prevention-surveillance-and-epidemiology)
- Group A streptococcus (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/group-a-streptococcal-infections-guidance-and-data)
- Group B streptococcal infections: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/group-b-streptococcal-infections)
- Group C and group G streptococcus: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/group-c-and-group-g-streptococcus-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- HIV: surveillance, data and management (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hiv-surveillance-data-and-management)
- Haemophilus influenzae: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/haemophilus-influenzae-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Hantaviruses (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hantaviruses)
- Head lice (pediculosis) (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/head-lice-pediculosis)
- Health protection in children and young people settings, including education (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-protection-in-schools-and-other-childcare-facilities)
- Healthcare associated infections (HCAI): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/healthcare-associated-infections-hcai-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Hepatitis A: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hepatitis-a-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Hepatitis B: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hepatitis-b-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Hepatitis C: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hepatitis-c-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Hepatitis E: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hepatitis-e)
- High consequence infectious diseases (HCID) (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid)
- Hospital Norovirus Outbreak Reporting System: user guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hospital-norovirus-outbreak-reporting-system-user-guidance)
- Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance group (HAIRS) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/human-animal-infections-and-risk-surveillance-group-hairs)
- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) types 1 and 2 (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/human-t-cell-lymphotropic-virus-htlv-types-1-and-2)
- Human parainfluenza viruses: guidance and data (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/human-parainfluenza-viruses-guidance-and-data)
- Impetigo: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/impetigo-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Infectious diseases during pregnancy: screening, vaccination and treatment (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/infectious-diseases-during-pregnancy-screening-vaccination-and-treatment)
- Klebsiella species: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/klebsiella-species-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Lassa fever: origins, reservoirs, transmission and guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/lassa-fever-origins-reservoirs-transmission-and-guidelines)
- Legionnaires’ disease: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legionnaires-disease-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Leprosy: memorandum (2012) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leprosy-memorandum-2012)
- Leptospirosis (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/leptospirosis)
- Listeria: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/listeria-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Lyme disease test request form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lyme-disease-test-request-form)
- Lyme disease: resources and guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lyme-disease-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lymphogranuloma-venereum-lgv-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- MERS-CoV: clinical management and guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/middle-east-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-mers-cov-clinical-management-and-guidance)
- Malaria: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/malaria-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Marburg virus disease: origins, reservoirs, transmission and guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/marburg-virus-disease-origins-reservoirs-transmission-and-guidelines)
- Measles: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/measles-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Meningococcal disease: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/meningococcal-disease-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Mpox (monkeypox): background information (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/monkeypox)
- Mpox (monkeypox): guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monkeypox-guidance)
- Mumps: epidemiology, surveillance and control (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mumps-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Mycobacterium chimaera: infections linked to heater cooler units (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mycobacterial-infections-associated-with-heater-cooler-units)
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mycoplasma-pneumoniae)
- Necrotising fasciitis (NF) (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/necrotising-fasciitis-nf)
- Nipah virus: epidemiology, outbreaks and guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nipah-virus-epidemiology-outbreaks-and-guidance)
- Norovirus: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/norovirus-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Orf: characteristics and diagnosis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/orf-characteristics-and-diagnosis)
- Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/panton-valentine-leukocidin-pvl-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Parvovirus B19: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/parvovirus-b19)
- Pasteurellosis: characteristics, diagnosis and management (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pasteurellosis)
- People who inject drugs: infection risks, guidance and data (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/people-who-inject-drugs-infection-risks-guidance-and-data)
- Pertussis: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pertussis-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Plague: epidemiology, outbreaks and guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plague-epidemiology-outbreaks-and-guidance)
- Pneumococcal disease: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pneumococcal-disease-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Polio: guidance, vaccination, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/polio-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Pontiac fever (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pontiac-fever)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pseudomonas-aeruginosa-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Psittacosis (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/psittacosis)
- Q fever infections in humans: sources, transmission, treatment (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/q-fever)
- Rabies: risk assessment, post-exposure treatment, management (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rabies-risk-assessment-post-exposure-treatment-management)
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Respiratory viruses (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/respiratory-viruses)
- Rotavirus: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rotavirus-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Rubella (German measles): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rubella-german-measles-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- STIs: surveillance, data, screening and management (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-surveillance-data-screening-and-management)
- Salmonella Typhi resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/salmonella-typhi-resistant-to-third-generation-cephalosporins)
- Salmonella: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/salmonella-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Scabies: management advice for health professionals (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scabies-management-advice-for-health-professionals)
- Scarlet fever: guidance and data (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scarlet-fever-guidance-and-data)
- Seasonal influenza: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/seasonal-influenza-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vero-cytotoxin-producing-escherichia-coli-vtec-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Shigella: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/shigella-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Shingles: guidance and vaccination programme (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/shingles-vaccination-programme)
- Staphylococcus aureus: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/staphylococcus-aureus-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/stenotrophomonas-maltophilia)
- Streptococcal infections (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/streptococcal-infections)
- Surgical site infection (SSI): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/surgical-site-infection-ssi-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Syphilis: surveillance, data and management (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/syphilis-surveillance-data-and-management)
- Tetanus: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tetanus-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Toxoplasmosis: diagnosis, epidemiology and prevention (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/toxoplasmosis)
- Tuberculosis (TB): diagnosis, screening, management and data (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tuberculosis-and-other-mycobacterial-diseases-diagnosis-screening-management-and-data)
- Typhoid and paratyphoid: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/typhoid-and-paratyphoid-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Unusual illness: investigation and management of outbreaks and incidents (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unusual-illness-investigation-and-management-of-outbreaks-and-incidents)
- Vaccines Project annual review: 2018 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccines-project-annual-review-2018)
- Viral haemorrhagic fevers: epidemiology, characteristics, diagnosis and management (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/viral-haemorrhagic-fevers-epidemiology-characteristics-diagnosis-and-management)
- Viral haemorrhagic fevers: origins, reservoirs, transmission and guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/viral-haemorrhagic-fevers-origins-reservoirs-transmission-and-guidelines)
- West Nile virus: epidemiology, diagnosis and prevention (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/west-nile-virus)
- Yellow fever: guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/yellow-fever-guidance-data-and-analysis)
- Zika virus (ZIKV): clinical and travel guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/zika-virus-zikv-clinical-and-travel-guidance)
- Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses): guidance, data and analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/zoonotic-diseases-zoonoses-guidance-data-and-analysis)