Isaac Florence
@isaac-florence.bsky.social
Head of Health Protection Intelligence, Systems, and Data @ UK Health Security Agency.
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Civil Servant, Global health person
https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacflorence
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Civil Servant, Global health person
https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacflorence
Enteric fever (AKA Typhoid and Paratyphoid infections) cases follow a disimilar epidemiology to gastro-intestinal infections, where most cases are 21-30 and 65% are male.
82% of cases returned from India (46%), Pakistan (27%), and Bangladesh (9%).
82% of cases returned from India (46%), Pakistan (27%), and Bangladesh (9%).
July 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Enteric fever (AKA Typhoid and Paratyphoid infections) cases follow a disimilar epidemiology to gastro-intestinal infections, where most cases are 21-30 and 65% are male.
82% of cases returned from India (46%), Pakistan (27%), and Bangladesh (9%).
82% of cases returned from India (46%), Pakistan (27%), and Bangladesh (9%).
For gastro-intestinal infections (mostly Cryptosporidium and Giardia), the most cases were indentified in children under 10 years old, and 59% of cases were Women. From an interpretation perspective, this is very likely to be a reporting bias where case ascertainment of infections is higher.
July 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
For gastro-intestinal infections (mostly Cryptosporidium and Giardia), the most cases were indentified in children under 10 years old, and 59% of cases were Women. From an interpretation perspective, this is very likely to be a reporting bias where case ascertainment of infections is higher.
Over the last three years, overseas travel-associated infections have risen from winter through to a late Summer and Autumn peak. These are mostly gastro-intestinal infections and enteric fevers.
July 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Over the last three years, overseas travel-associated infections have risen from winter through to a late Summer and Autumn peak. These are mostly gastro-intestinal infections and enteric fevers.
4 - The second figure looks at the diseases being notified. Scarlet fever represents a third of all infections over the time period, with Food Poisoning and whooping cough (Pertussis) rounding out over two thirds of Notifications.
June 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
4 - The second figure looks at the diseases being notified. Scarlet fever represents a third of all infections over the time period, with Food Poisoning and whooping cough (Pertussis) rounding out over two thirds of Notifications.
3 - The first figure looks at the percentage of all Notifications that are made through our new digital service. There is some variability but overall there has been a massive increase in Doctors across England saving valuable time by using the servie using the old paper- and email-based route
June 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
3 - The first figure looks at the percentage of all Notifications that are made through our new digital service. There is some variability but overall there has been a massive increase in Doctors across England saving valuable time by using the servie using the old paper- and email-based route
Today is the big day for Notifiable Diseases in England. Eight (8) diseases today join the list of those that doctors in England are required to notify suspected cases of to @ukhsa.bsky.social.
Following a long consultation and a lot of work across UKHSA and DHSC, these additions will: (1/4)
Following a long consultation and a lot of work across UKHSA and DHSC, these additions will: (1/4)
April 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Today is the big day for Notifiable Diseases in England. Eight (8) diseases today join the list of those that doctors in England are required to notify suspected cases of to @ukhsa.bsky.social.
Following a long consultation and a lot of work across UKHSA and DHSC, these additions will: (1/4)
Following a long consultation and a lot of work across UKHSA and DHSC, these additions will: (1/4)
As you’d likely expect, there was considerable variability between individuals in duration of persistence of virus in semen across infections
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
As you’d likely expect, there was considerable variability between individuals in duration of persistence of virus in semen across infections
Aiming to characterise the overlap between viruses which can persist in immune-privileged sites and those which can be sexually transmitted, The Review screened almost 30k studies, finally including data from 373 (mostly case series and case reports)
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Aiming to characterise the overlap between viruses which can persist in immune-privileged sites and those which can be sexually transmitted, The Review screened almost 30k studies, finally including data from 373 (mostly case series and case reports)
Professor Dame Jenny Harries opening the @UKHSA conference outlining the biggest concern for health security: Anti-microbial resistance, citing @UKAMREnvoy’s description of AMR as the Silent Pandemic.
November 15, 2023 at 10:27 AM
Professor Dame Jenny Harries opening the @UKHSA conference outlining the biggest concern for health security: Anti-microbial resistance, citing @UKAMREnvoy’s description of AMR as the Silent Pandemic.