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Why is norovirus reporting in England so high at the moment?

UK Health Security

Data indicating the rise Our surveillance systems reveal several key patterns: Laboratory confirmed norovirus cases While we typically expect norovirus cases to peak in winter months, this season's pattern has been distinctive, starting earlier than is usual. This rise comes alongside a shift in circulating common norovirus genotypes.

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Join the fight against flu by taking part in our citizen science project

UK Health Security

Join our FluSurvey system and contribute directly to flu surveillance this winter. As we approach another winter season, we are ramping up our comprehensive surveillance systems to monitor flu and other seasonal respiratory viruses. Our scientists are tracking flu and other respiratory viruses and they need your help.

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RSV, Covid, flu cases are on the rise in New York

HEALTHBEAT

Hearing stories from people across the country healthcare workers, teachers, community leaders, pastors, caregivers, and many others was profoundly inspiring. New York City RSV testing data from the Influenza and RSV Surveillance Report. Influenza regional incidence from the New York State Influenza Surveillance Report.

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How we monitor flu and other respiratory viruses each winter

UK Health Security

As we approach another winter season, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is ramping up its comprehensive surveillance systems to monitor flu and other seasonal respiratory viruses. Laboratory surveillance NHS and UKHSA laboratories across England, provide weekly data on major respiratory viruses.

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Report on Georgia Latinos: Legal status and language among barriers to health

HEALTHBEAT

Immigration fears affect access to health system About 350,000 of Georgia’s 1 million Latinos are undocumented immigrants, according to the report, but concerns about immigration status and deportation are widespread, said Belisa Urbina, CEO of Ser Familia. The report covers a host of issues, from economic development to the arts.

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Public health data modernization: moving from challenges to solutions

Big Cities Health Coalition

The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the major gaps in our local public health infrastructure and how badly governmental public health needs resources to modernize systems for detection and response. Modernizing data systems will allow resources to get where they are most needed, ensuring everyone has their best chance at health.

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Managed Care History Part II- HMOs Give Way to Managed Care “Lite”

The Health Care Blog

PacifiCare, the most significant hospital sponsored health plan owned by the Lutheran Hospital Society of Southern California, was taken public in 1995. However, of greater strategic significance was Humanas decision in 1993 to exit the hospital business by spinning its 90 hospitals off as Galen.