A recent UK recall of some non-alcohol antiseptic wipes due to contamination with Burkholderia stabilis has raised questions about infection risk, but for healthy people using wipes on intact skin, it's considered very low - but we recommend you check First Aid kits for the affected brands.
Nipah virus is a rare zoonotic virus associated with fruit bats.
Seasonal flu is circulating earlier than normal this winter, leading to high case numbers and increased disruption. It isn't a new strain of concern, but it's nasty if you get it. Timing, susceptibility and close working environments make sensible precautions more important than ever.
Leptospirosis, also called Weil’s syndrome, is the most common zoonotic infection in the world and is most often spread through exposure to the urine of infected animals
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in children, adults, the elderly and the immunocompromised.
Legionella is a bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, a type of pneumonia that can be fatal in some groups. It is contracted by inhaling infected water droplets.
The most common global cause of acute gastroenteritis, norovirus spreads rapidly and easily, causing rapid onset vomiting, diarrhoea and other symptoms. It is most prevalent in the winter months.
Influenza is a serious seasonal respiratory virus that causes thousands of hospitalisations and 15,000 excess deaths in the UK per year. It can also be very disruptive in the workplace.
SARS-CoV-2 is still with us, and will continue to cause waves of infection for the foreseeable future. It is a workplace hazard you are required to consider, and still has the capacity to cause significant disruption to productions.
Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) is a severe and often fatal haemorrhagic fever caused by the Marburg virus, a close relative of Ebola virus. Endemic in many Central African countries, it has recently flared up in the Republic of Rwanda for the first time.
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