With tuberculosis (TB) on the rise again, how can we prevent further spread?
On World TB Day 2025, we look at the most recent data, which showed a rise of 13% in reported numbers of cases in England between 2023 and 2024.
How pathogen genomics could help us detect new health threats and improve vaccines
In this blog, we will explore the role of pathogen genomics in UK biosecurity and how we are developing our genomic systems to better protect public health in the UK.
COVID-19 testing for people arriving from China
A sample of passengers travelling from China into London’s Heathrow Airport will be invited to take a PCR test for COVID-19 on arrival. These tests will help us to better understand any variants that may be present in any positive …
The genomics of tuberculosis
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Christine McCartney, Posted on:
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Microbiology services, Protecting the country's health
Tuberculosis (TB) is a vital public health problem facing England. Rates have stabilised over the past seven years, but the incidence of TB in England remains high compared to most...
Proteomics: studying proteins to fight disease
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Christine McCartney, Posted on:
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Antimicrobial resistance, Microbiology services, Protecting the country's health
...of the proteome. In PHE, one of the ways that we analyse bacterial proteins is using mass spectrometry (MS) technology. This has helped our scientists to understand more about which...
A revolution in genomic sequencing
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Christine McCartney, Posted on:
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Microbiology services, Protecting the country's health
...or detection of nucleic acid, particularly for the microorganisms that we cannot culture using traditional techniques. Analysing all the complex biological data we are now able to produce often involves...
Driving forward infectious disease genomics
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Christine McCartney, Posted on:
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Microbiology services, Protecting the country's health
...bioinformatic capabilities to manage, store and share this data and to link them effectively to clinical and epidemiological datasets. We also have to accept that this is a rapidly moving...