Encephalitis: Screening
Commons · Question 54936 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Tom Gordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK Health Security Agency plans to expand its clinical testing protocols for patients presenting with encephalitis of unknown cause, in the context of the recent detection of West Nile
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Jun 2025
In May 2025, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) reported fragments of West Nile virus genetic material in a small sample of mosquitoes collected in Nottinghamshire during July 2023, as part of the RADAR surveillance programme. There is no evidence ...