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Public Health England Seroepidemiology Unit

Population Size

Not reported
Population Size statistic card

Years

1986

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

Serum

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

England

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Other

Lead time statistic card

Summary

Collection of samples and data across the following diseases: Fit and well.

Documentation

The basis of the PHE (formerly the Health Protection Agency) Seroepidemiology Programme is a large collection of sera representative of the general population of England, forming a unique and valuable public health resource. The collection is stored and maintained by the Seroepidemiology Unit (SEU) at the Public Health Laboratory (PHL), Manchester. Sera submitted to the SEU are residues of specimens submitted for diagnostic testing. They sample the population range and are anonymised prior to archiving (retaining age, sex, date of collection and source laboratory only). Collection of sera is continuing through collaboration with the PHE Microbiology Services Division (MSD) and some NHS laboratories throughout England, and has occurred annually since 1986. Over 230,000 sera are now stored and catalogued. The collection can be made available for testing to anyone wishing to use it to address issues related to public health policy.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Keywords

Provenance

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

Serum

Details

Publishing frequency

Other

Version

1.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Citation Requirements

In Progress

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1986

Time lag

Variable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, England

Maximum age range

150

Accessibility

Language

en

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

In Progress

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

Please contact the publisher using Contact Point details provided.

Time to dataset access

Other

Access request cost

Not specified

Access method category

Varies based on project

Data Controller

Public Health England

Dataset Types: Health and disease


Collection Sources:

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