#2026/535Hantavirus Added to England’s Notifiable Diseases List
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Hantavirus disease is now a notifiable disease in England. This means doctors and other relevant health professionals must report suspected or confirmed cases under the existing public health notification system. The change is mainly operational for healthcare and public health teams. It helps authorities track cases faster and respond where needed, but the government does not expect a significant wider impact on businesses, charities, or public bodies.
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Key Changes
- Adds hantavirus disease to England’s list of notifiable diseases
- Covers hantavirus pulmonary or cardiopulmonary syndrome and haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
- Requires relevant health professionals to report suspected or confirmed cases through the existing notification system
Obligations
What this law requires
Registered medical practitioners and other relevant health professionals in England must report suspected or confirmed cases of hantavirus disease, including hantavirus pulmonary or cardiopulmonary syndrome and haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, through the existing public health notification system because it is now listed as a notifiable disease.