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Unusual Illness Guidelines

Guidance for the Initial Investigation and Management of Outbreaks and Incidents of Unusual Illnesses

This document aids decision making for health professionals and other health protection personnel involved in the initial investigation, management and response to cases of unusual illness. It also assists in determining if an incident is due to natural or accidental cause or deliberate release.

A Guide for Health Professionals (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

 See below for separate guidelines by specialism.

 

Protocol for the Investigation of Undiagnosed Serious Illness: a microbiological approach to investigation

This document outlines the approach for microbiological investigation of cases of clusters of serious undiagnosed illness.

Protocol for undiagnosed serious illness: a microbiological approach to investigation (PDF, 424 KB)
New document. 9 July 2008

 
Unusual Illness Guidelines - Documents by specialism (PDFs)

The following documents consist of all the relevant information for each specialist profession, extracted from the complete document available above.

A Guide for the Ambulance Service (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

A Guide for Hospital Clinicians, including Emergency Departments (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

A Guide for General Practitioners (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

A Guide for Occupational Health Services (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

A Guide for Histopathologists and Anatomical Pathology Technologists (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

A Guide for Local Laboratories (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

A Guide for Public Health Professionals (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Version 5, July 2010

A Guide for Community Pharmacists (PDF, 1.3 MB)

 

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Last reviewed: 13 August 2010