UK ACDP algorithm and guidance for management of patients with viral haemorrhagic fever (gov.uk)

• ACDP algorithm classifies VHF risk (minimal vs at risk) for patients presenting in UK healthcare settings.
• Guidance updated January 2026 to reflect that many VHF patients may not have fever at presentation.
• Targets multiple UK healthcare roles: EDs, labs, ambulance, public health, mortuary.

"The UK Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) has published updated specialist guidance and a risk assessment algorithm for managing patients suspected of having viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs), including Ebola. The algorithm helps clinicians quickly classify patients as minimal risk or at risk for VHF and direct appropriate management. The guidance covers infection control, transport, laboratory specimen handling, and public health actions, targeting emergency departments, ambulance staff, laboratories, port health authorities, and mortuary personnel."