We're excited about the launch of the new NIHR Health Protection Research Unit Network, which will provide strategic leadership for the 13 NIHR Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) and 2 NIHR Health Protection Research Focus Awards (HPRFAs) in England. hpruezi.nihr.ac.uk/news/hpru-ne...
Congratulations to HPRU-EZI's Lucy Delaney and co-authors, whose paper is in the top 10 of BJGP Open's Most Read Research Articles of 2025! doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Don't forget to submit your abstract to present at the UK VBD Conference in Liverpool on 31st March and 1st April 2026!
A study funded through a partnership with CSL Seqirus has been published in Scientific Reports. The research maps #BirdFlu risk across Europe using environmental AND wild bird data. Read more: www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/study-u... @liambrierley.bsky.social #AvianInfluenza #H5N1
TPI's strategic post Dr Tessa Prince recently joined a UK–South Africa workshop exploring how a One Health approach can help prevent future pandemics by improving surveillance of viruses in wildlife. Read more here: www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/from-li...
5 weeks left to submit your abstract if you would like to present at the UK VBD Conference 2026 in Liverpool! forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS
NIHR HPRU in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections
The 4th International Meeting on Arboviruses & their Vectors is coming to Liverpool! 🌍🦟
Join global experts tackling arboviruses, vectors, ecology & prevention.
👉 https://microb.io/IMAV26
#IMAV2026 #InfectiousDiseases #VirologyCommunity
📰News!📰 Extending vaccination opportunities, involving the community alongside healthcare professionals in vaccine communication & providing financial incentives are among the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake, an analysis of international trial evidence has found. tinyurl.com/j8wmhsxz
NIHR HPRU in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections
The UK losing its measles elimination status is a stark warning. At @thepandemicinst.bsky.social we’re tackling hesitancy, misinformation and access barriers to rebuild trust in routine immunisation.
www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/why-vaccine-confidence-matters-a-qa-with-professor-tom-solomon/
Vector-Borne Diseases in the UK
The midge that spreads Oropouche doesn't live in the UK, but studying it is part of how we prepare for future health threats.
Read more in our new blog post, a case study from our Science Review 2025:
🔗 https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/09/staying-ahead-of-emerging-threats-insights-from-oropouche/
Background Lyme disease (LD) cases in the UK most commonly present within the primary care setting. Despite an upward trend of incidence, little is known regarding GP experience with diagnosis and tre...
⭐No 7 Most Read Research Article 2025⭐Lyme disease in UK primary care: a knowledge, attitude, and practice survey, Delaney et al
➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
BJGP Open
Extending vaccination opportunities, involving community members alongside healthcare professionals in communicating about vaccines, and providing financial incentives are among the most effective way...
