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• Fighting flu in Bradford and Airedale for International Infection Prevention Week  Release date: 17 October 2011
  This week (16-22 October) is International Infection Prevention Week, and as winter approaches, infection control experts in Bradford and Airedale are joining forces to remind both patients in high-risk groups and NHS staff of the importance of taking up the offer of the seasonal flu vaccination this year.
  Added/updated: 20 October 2011
  
• Think Twice When Preparing Your Ice!  Release date: 12 September 2011
  The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is calling for people and businesses to take better hygiene measures when preparing ice for food and drink consumption, as poor practices are revealed in a poster presentation at the HPA's annual conference - Health Protection 2011 - at the University of Warwick today (Tuesday).
  Added/updated: 20 October 2011
  
• Avoid the Three M’s: Advice Issued to Students  Release date: 9 September 2011
  Fresher’s Week is approaching and the Health Protection Agency Yorkshire and the Humber is urging all students; both new and those returning to universities and colleges, to ensure they are vaccinated against the three M’s: Measles, Mumps and Meningitis.
  Added/updated: 20 October 2011
  
• HPA Reminds Leeds Festival Goers of 'Top Tips' to Stay Healthy  Release date: 24 August 2011
  The Health Protection Agency (HPA) Yorkshire and the Humber is reminding Leeds Festival goers of a few 'top tips' to keep themselves healthy and enjoy the festival this weekend.
  Added/updated: 20 October 2011
  
• World Hepatitis Day 2011  Release date: 28 July 2011
  Regional HPA Predicts Almost 700 People in Yorkshire and the Humber May Need Liver Transplants by 2015 due to Hepatitis C, Unless Action is Taken
  Added/updated: 8 November 2011
  
• HPA Teams Up with Blue Light Services and Other Agencies for Emergency Show  Release date: 22 June 2011
  Specialist nurses at the Health Protection Agency are teaming up with representatives from emergency services across West Yorkshire in preparation for this year’s Emergency Services Show being hosted by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
  Added/updated: 22 June 2011
  
• STIs in Yorkshire and the Humber  Release date: 15 June 2011
  Regional diagnoses in men decline, but cases continue to rise in women
  Added/updated: 15 June 2011
  
• Don't let Measles Spoil Easter Holiday Celebrations  Release date: 18 April 2011
  The lead up to the April Bank Holidays has begun and as families across the region prepare for holidays and day trips, immunisation experts are urging them to ensure they are fully protected against measles.
  Added/updated: 15 June 2011
  
• TB Cases Could Show Signs of Stabilising  Release date: 24 March 2011
  Latest provisional figures released today by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) Yorkshire and the Humber show signs that the number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases could be stabilising in our region.
  Added/updated: 15 June 2011
  
• Leeds Measles Cases - Health Experts Stress Importance of MMR  Release date: 21 March 2011
  Public health experts are reminding people of the importance of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination following recent confirmation of cases of measles in Leeds, and further reports of possible cases in the city.
  Added/updated: 5 April 2011
  
• Don't let an STI ruin your Valentines Day  Release date: 14 February 2011
  Flowers, chocolates… STI? Regional HPA warns - Don’t let a sexually transmitted infection ruin your Valentines Day. Sexual health experts at the Health Protection Agency Yorkshire and the Humber are urging young people not to let a sexually transmitted infection (STI) ruin their Valentines Day this year.
  Added/updated: 5 April 2011
  
• Stay at Home and Avoid the Christmas Spread  Release date: 15 December 2010
  In the lead up to Christmas, the Health Protection Agency Yorkshire and the Humber is urging anyone with symptoms to stay at home to avoid spreading the virus to other people, particularly vulnerable groups in our communities.
  Added/updated: 5 April 2011
  
• Testing for HIV Urged - Infections Remain Undiagnosed  Release date: 26 November 2010
  Figures released today (Friday 26 November) by the Health Protection Agency, ahead of World Aids Day on 1 December, show that a total of 391 people in Yorkshire and the Humber were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2009 – 242 men and 149 women.
  Added/updated: 8 December 2010
  
• Reducing the Risk of Carbon Monoxide over Winter  Release date: 15 November 2010
  To mark the start of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (15 November 2010), the Health Protection Agency (HPA) Yorkshire and the Humber is advising people to have their fossil fuel and wood burning appliances - such as boilers, heaters and cookers - checked by an appropriately registered engineer before the winter sets in.
  Added/updated: 15 February 2011
  
• Publication of Tuberculosis Figures for 2009  Release date: 4 November 2010
  Today’s (Thursday) publication of the Health Protection Agency’s TB report reveals that cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the UK reached 9,040 in 2009 - the highest number in the UK for nearly 30 years.
  Added/updated: 15 February 2011
  
• New Online Snapshot of Health Published  Release date: 15 September 2010
  At-a-glance health information has been published online today, showing that parts of Yorkshire and the Humber has good uptake of some vaccinations, but that high rates of Tuberculosis (TB) in some areas mean that people need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of the disease. High rates of Chlamydia in some areas also mean that young people need to do more to protect themselves against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
  Added/updated: 8 December 2010
  
• Young women in region most at risk from STIs  Release date: 24 August 2010
  Yorkshire and the Humber sees sharp rise in cases of gonorrhoea as national report shows infection could become more difficult to treat
  Added/updated: 7 December 2010
  
• Are You Prepared?  Release date: 12 July 2010
  Blue Light Services and Other Agencies Team Up at the Great Yorkshire Show
  Added/updated: 7 December 2010
  
• Regional HPA Urges Fans to Give Infection the Red Card  Release date: 8 June 2010
  Sexual health and travel health experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding any football fans travelling to South Africa from the Yorkshire and the Humber region to heed safe sex advice and follow good travel health advice to avoid getting sick.
  Added/updated: 15 November 2010
  
• Suspected Food Poisoning Rise in Yorkshire and the Humber  Release date: 7 June 2010
  7 to 13 June is Food Safety Week and HPA Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) is working with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to remind people about the importance of good food hygiene in the home.
  Added/updated: 15 November 2010
  
• World Hepatitis Day 2010  Release date: 12 May 2010
  Health professionals in Yorkshire and the Humber are urging more people to come forward for testing and treatment, as many existing hepatitis infections remain undiagnosed, and many people testing positive for the infection in the region have still to access treatment.
  Added/updated: 15 November 2010
  
• Call for vigilance as TB cases rise by more than 11 percent
  Provisional figures released today by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) Yorkshire and the Humber show a sharp increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) confirmed in the region, from 639 reported in 2008 to 712 in 2009.
  Added/updated: 24 May 2010
  
• ‘Hands up’ to stop the spread of colds and flu in schools  Release date: 16 November 2009
  The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is helping primary schools across the Yorkshire and Humber region to teach children that good hand hygiene can stop the spread of coughs, colds and even swine flu.
  Added/updated: 16 November 2009
  
• Ryedale restaurant re-opens following outbreak  Release date: 9 November 2009
  The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and Ryedale District Council have agreed to a request from the Star Inn Restaurant in Ryedale to reopen on Monday, 9 November.
  Added/updated: 16 November 2009
  
• Illness affecting diners of a Ryedale restaurant  Release date: 3 November 2009
  The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed that they are working with Ryedale District Council to investigate an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea connected to a restaurant in the Ryedale area.
  Added/updated: 16 November 2009
  
• Update on E Coli O157 investigations at Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm, North Yorkshire  Release date: 16 October 2009
  Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm in Bedale, North Yorkshire, has been advised by Hambleton District Council that it can re-open following an investigation into cases of E.coli O157.
  Added/updated: 26 October 2009
  
• Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm, North Yorkshire, partially closed as precautionary measure  Release date: 25 September 2009
  The Health Protection Agency has advised Hambleton District Council that Big Sheep and Little Cow farm in Bedale, North Yorkshire, should partially close as a precautionary measure.
  Added/updated: 25 September 2009
  
• Cases of TB in Yorkshire and Humber remain high  Release date: 24 March 2009
  Public health experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) Yorkshire and the Humber are reporting that the number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases being confirmed in our region is still too high.
  Added/updated: 25 September 2009
  
• Agency publishes annual measles figures for 2008  Release date: 9 February 2009
  The number of confirmed measles cases in Yorkshire and the Humber reduced by 65% in 2008 when compared to the previous year, latest figures released today by the Health Protection Agency has shown.
  Added/updated: 9 April 2009
  
• Increase in cases of norovirus in West Yorkshire  Release date: 15 October 2008
  Public health experts at West Yorkshire Health Protection Unit are aware of an increase in the number of cases of suspected norovirus across the county in recent weeks.
  Added/updated: 20 October 2008
  
• Caravan holiday makers warned of ‘silent killer’  Release date: 21 July 2008
  The Health Protection Agency in Yorkshire and the Humber are ensuring families have a safe caravanning holiday by reminding them of the potential health risks associated with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
  Added/updated: 20 October 2008
  
• Holiday makers warned – seek the right advice before tripping abroad  Release date: 14 July 2008
  The Health Protection Agency reminds holidaymakers about the importance of seeking the correct health advice before they travel.
  Added/updated: 20 October 2008