The Surrey office of the HPU has published occasional newsletters, called "Bugwatch".
Some of them can be downloaded here:
| April 2005 edition - covering mumps, and hepatitis A |
| April 2005 "factsheet" supplement - avian influenza and flu pandemic planning |
| July/August edition - covering notifiable diseases, TB and BCG, Civil Contingencies Act, Lyme Disease, and polio |
| July/August 2005 supplement - a summary of mumps guidance |
| October 2005 edition - covering: our change of address; E coli O157; rabies; changes to BCG policy; avian 'flu update; TB awareness; Legionnaire's disease; and notifications of infectious diseases (NOIDS). |
| October 2005 supplement - information on carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| January 2006 edition - covering mumps enhanced surveillance, seasonal meningitis, neonatal hepatitis B immunisation, chlamydia screening, and notification of infectious diseases - it includes an excellent fact sheet on this, put together by Russell Jenner (EHO at Reigate & Banstead). |
| April 2006 edition - covering: measles in the context of an ongoing outbreak/epidemic; Campylobacter infection; scarlet fever, and avian influenza. |
| July 2006 edition - covering: hazards of barbecuing; STIs and travel; hazards of swimming pools; local reactions to DTaP-IPV; boosters; Pertussis infections (note our guidance on pertussis); and rabies. |
