Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 9169

Oropouche Virus Disease

Tabled: 15 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent cases of Oropouche virus; and what discussions he has had with devolved Administrations on that virus.

Answer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continuously monitors the global epidemiology of the Oropouche virus disease, and assesses risk to the United Kingdom’s population. The UKHSA works to reduce risk through the provision of travel advice to both travell...
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