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Public Health Scotland is keen to ensure that people stay healthy and avoid illness when travelling abroad and would encourage anyone planning a trip abroad to visit the fitfortravel website.

A number of measles cases have been reported across other parts of the UK and Europe this year. While there have been very few recent cases of measles in Scotland, there remains a risk of infection in those who have only received one dose, or no doses, of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Strike action involving local authority waste management staff has resulted in an accumulation of waste in public areas, within people’s homes and other premises. It is anticipated...

PHS Board papers for 28 August 2024

Eurosurveillance has published a journal article based on Public Health Scotland (PHS) ongoing investigation into the origin of the recent severe hepatitis cases among young children.

PHS has published an analysis of latest available data to show how the COVID-19 pandemic and its related restrictions may have impacted on sales, hospital stays and deaths related to alcohol.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has today published an overview of the key messages from the third round of The COVID-19 Early Years Resilience and Impact Survey, the findings of which were first published in January 2022.

Figures show 42 cases of monkeypox reported in Scotland since 23 May 2022. The current outbreak clade of monkeypox is no longer classified as a high consequence infectious disease (HCID).

Ongoing investigations into cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under have identified a further four cases since our previous report,...

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has been working with NHS boards on a precautionary basis to ensure optimal vaccine coverage and protection against polio and advising the public to ensure polio vaccines are up to date. There are no immediate plans to run a similar catch up programme in Scotland at this time. Scotland has high vaccination uptake rates for all childhood immunisations and the JCVI has not advised the need for an IPV booster campaign outside of London.