The joint Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group is a multi-agency and cross-disciplinary horizon scanning group, chaired by the Public Health England's (PHE's) Department of Gastrointestinal, Emerging and Zoonotic Infections at PHE Colindale. The group meets to identify and discuss infections with potential for interspecies transfer (particularly zoonotic infections). The work of the HAIRS group is described in a series of reports.
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Ticks and your health: information about tick bite risks and prevention
This factsheet provides important health advice and some basic precautions you can take to make sure you and your family avoid tick bites. Not all tick bites result in disease, but it is important you know how to effectively prevent tick bites and what to do if you do get bitten.
Added/updated: 10 May 2013
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Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance 2011 - 2012 report
The HAIRS group carries out horizon scanning to identify emerging and potentially zoonotic infections, by systematic examination of formal and informal reports on infectious incidents in animal and human populations globally.
Added/updated: 26 March 2013
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Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance 2010 report
The HAIRS group carries out horizon scanning to identify emerging and potentially zoonotic infections, by systematic examination of formal and informal reports on infectious incidents in animal and human populations globally.
Added/updated: 11 August 2011
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Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance 2009 report
The HAIRS group carries out horizon scanning to identify emerging and potentially zoonotic infections, by systematic examination of formal and informal reports on infectious incidents in animal and human populations globally.
Added/updated: 11 August 2011
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Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance 2008 report
The HAIRS group carries out horizon scanning to identify emerging and potentially zoonotic infections, by systematic examination of formal and informal reports on infectious incidents in animal and human populations globally.
Added/updated: 11 August 2011
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The Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) Group First Report 2004-2007
The HAIRS group carries out horizon scanning to identify emerging and potentially zoonotic infections, by systematic examination of formal and informal reports on infectious incidents in animal and human populations globally.
Added/updated: 11 August 2011