The public content list is the Microregistrar Moodle Google Sheet, linked from the Moodle page on microregistrar.com (wording: “You can find a list of content in this spreadsheet”). The daily update above is taken from the Index tab (“Whats new?”) of the same spreadsheet, which is the tab previous newsletter issues have used.

Content list (spreadsheet) › · Index / What’s new tab › · microregistrar.com Moodle page ›

Microregistrar.moodlecloud.com is an online learning platform for doctors preparing for the FRCPath Medical Microbiology examinations. It provides structured revision support for Part 1 and Part 2, including core microbiology topics, high-yield notes, exam-focused questions, guideline and UKHSA updates, laboratory interpretation material, and practical study guidance.

The same page says it includes material curated and written by experienced UK microbiologists; interactive high-yield notes; regular updates on guidelines and important studies; updates from the Health Protection Report; guidance for Part 1 and Part 2; an active members-only WhatsApp group; approximately 500 FRCPath Part 1-style MCQs with answers and explanations; more than 100 Part 2 questions with model answers; and a standing Part 2 mock examination. It also states that the group at present has >400 members from various parts of the world and, over the last 3 years, has supported >700 members. Approved members can access course materials after enrolment.

Wording taken from microregistrar.com/microregistrar-moodle-frcpath/ (checked 10 Nov 2026; not re-checked today). The Moodle front page itself returned 403 to our fetch, so it was not used as a source.

The public Moodle page on microregistrar.com is headed “How to register for Moodle?” It states: “Access to Microregistrar is by application. Applicants are reviewed to ensure the platform remains focused on postgraduate medical training.” The application process, as printed, is:

1. Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/HaqeVqLgGx2hH5Xy7
2. Send an email that you have filled in the application form to microregistrar@gmail.com
3. “I shall send you more information, the payment link, and further instructions.”

Membership fee (as printed on that page): 6 months – £58.5; 1 year – £99.0. “There is no autorenewal. If you want to renew, follow the above process and contact me.”

Taken from microregistrar.com/microregistrar-moodle-frcpath/ (checked 10 Nov 2026; not re-checked today). moodlecloud.com/login/signup.php and the Moodle front page returned 403 to our fetch, so we could not verify whether a signup form on the Moodle site itself matches this process.

DRC: 10,990 confirmed cases and 5,354 deaths (data to 8 Nov)

ECDC (10 Nov): as of 9 Nov, DRC has reported 10,990 confirmed cases including 5,354 deaths; eight provinces affected (Ituri, Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Tshopo, Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Sud Ubangi, Nord Ubangi); 966 patients hospitalised in isolation. Kenya: nine confirmed cases, two deaths, all linked to the first case; last case 20 Oct. The Nigeria case (travel history to Uganda) was evacuated to Switzerland; 62 contacts identified. ECDC’s EU/EEA risk wording is unchanged.

Do not merge figures: These ECDC totals (data to 8 Nov) replace the 9 Nov ECDC figures reported yesterday (10,920 / 5,323). WHO’s newest DON is still DON625 (data to 3 Nov: 10,668 / 5,198). We found no newer WHO or DRC primary tally to cross-check.

ECDC 10 Nov › · ECDC 9 Nov › · WHO DON625 ›

Infection prevention and control in managed communal accommodation settings

First published 10 Nov (14:00 GMT). Aimed mainly at people who manage, work or volunteer in communal settings with onsite management, and at commissioners and service providers. Settings named: accommodation for people seeking asylum (contingency hotels, initial accommodation centres, large or former military sites), accommodation for people experiencing homelessness (hostels, night shelters), domestic abuse refuges and other emergency or temporary communal accommodation. It covers how infections spread, higher-risk situations, cleaning and hygiene of shared spaces, hand and respiratory hygiene, recognising symptoms, supporting access to healthcare, vaccination and treatment, and responding to infectious disease incidents and outbreaks.

GOV.UK ›

MenACWY programme: information for healthcare professionals (version 09.00)

Updated 10 Nov (15:57 GMT). Change note: “Updated to version 09.00, updates reflect recent epidemiological data, clarification of vaccine shelf life and updated guidance on individuals who have received a previous dose of Men ACWY vaccine.” The page notes that MenC vaccine has not been offered to infants since 1 July 2025 and that high teenage MenACWY uptake protects unvaccinated people by reducing MenW and MenC carriage.

Detail not compared: The change note lists the areas changed (epidemiological data, shelf life, people with a previous MenACWY dose). We did not compare version 09.00 line by line with the previous version, so the specific wording changes are not summarised here.

GOV.UK ›

GB HPAI risk levels raised (Updated Outbreak Assessment #11)

Defra says that since its 30 Sep assessment there have been 16 HPAI H5N1 cases in a range of wild bird species across much of England, plus H5N5 in wild birds (1), poultry (1) and mammals (3) in Scotland, and in gulls (3) in northern England. With rising wild-bird cases across Europe in October and continuing migration, the GB wild-bird risk is raised from medium to HIGH (“occurs very often”). Poultry incursion risk: non-stringent or suboptimal biosecurity low → MEDIUM (medium uncertainty); stringent biosecurity very low → LOW (low uncertainty).

Counts to 6 Nov: four infected premises in GB since 1 Oct (H5N5 backyard flock, Isle of Lewis; H5N1 in Northumberland, Lanarkshire and Lincolnshire); 20 positive found-dead wild birds of 13 species across 14 counties (18 England, 2 Scotland, none in Wales; 16 H5N1, 4 H5N5); three otters positive in Scotland since 7 Aug. Defra describes biosecurity as of heightened importance.

Check before quoting: The report is headed “Updated Outbreak Assessment #11 … 6 November 2026”, but GOV.UK added it on 10 Nov (15:53 GMT) and the PDF file name says “11 November 2026”. Its counts run only to 6 Nov, so they do not include Garstang and Pocklington (7 Nov) or Dersingham (9 Nov). The text also says there were “4 IPs in October 2026” while describing the third and fourth as early November detections.

Defra assessments › · Assessment #11 (PDF) › · England situation › · Wild birds ›