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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.6/division-6",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/945",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945",
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  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "EENT-UR: Upper respiratory tract, pharyngitis, laryngitis, epiglottitis",
  "text": "Upper respiratory tract infections must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:\nPatient has at least two of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognized cause: fever (> 38 °C), erythema of pharynx, sore throat, cough, hoarseness, or purulent exudate in throat\nAND at least 1 of the following:\norganisms cultured from the specific site\norganisms cultured from blood\npositive antigen test on blood or respiratory secretions\ndiagnostic single antibody titre (IgM) or 4-fold increase in paired sera (IgG) for pathogen\nphysician diagnosis of an upper respiratory infection\nPatient has an abscess seen on direct examination, during a surgical operation, or during a histopathologic examination",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/945/annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.6/division/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:03.598650+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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