Health protection situational awareness (HPSA) report
Health Protection Situational Awareness
PHA Health Protection
2025-07-24
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NI Situational Awareness Summary
| Disease/Situation | Trend | Summary | Source |
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| COVID-19 | Episodes decreased, admissions decreased, and positivity remained stable in the most recent reporting week. | View report | |
| Influenza | Overall, indicators remain at low levels. Episodes decreased while admissions and test positivity remained stable in the most recent reporting week. | View report | |
| Trend is selected based on the trajectory of the majority of indicators for a given pathogen | |||
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Horizon Scanning
| Disease/Incident | Location | Situation Overview | Source |
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| Mpox clade I | Africa | Clade I Mpox outbreak is focused in multiple African countries. Imported clade I Mpox cases outside the African region have been reported in several countries, one case has also been reported in Republic of Ireland. | View report |
| Mpox clade I | United Kingdom | There is a total of 14 Clade I Mpox cases reported in the UK. | View report |
| Mpox clade II | United Kingdom | 1 January 2023 to 3 June 2025, total of 556 cases of Mpox clade IIb reported in the UK. Of these, 512 in England, 23 were in Scotland, 12 were in Wales, and 9 were in Northern Ireland. | View report |
| Measles | United States | There have been 29 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 87% of confirmed cases (1,154 of 1,319) are outbreak-associated. For comparison, 16 outbreaks were reported during 2024 and 69% of cases (198 of 285) were outbreak-associated. | View report |
| Measles | Canada | On 21st July, there were 3,977 confirmed and probable cases in 2025. In week 28 there were 158 new cases (153 confirmed, 5 probable). | View report |
| Salmonella | United Kingdom | Orgenism is recalling Eggshell Membrane Capsules sold on Amazon because Salmonella has been found in the product. If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, email team@orgenism.com for a free pre-paid returns envelope and a full refund. | View report |
| Avian influenza A(H5N1) | India | During May 2025, a fatal human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) was reported in India. The case was reported to have originated from Khulna division, Bangladesh. No details about this case are available other than genetic sequence data. The clade type was reported to be clade 2.3.2.1a for the H5 gene. | View report |
| Avian influenza A(H5N1) | Bangladesh | On 31 May 2025, a human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) was reported in a child in Chittagong division (previously unrecorded). The case had symptoms of diarhea, fever and mild respiratory symptoms, abd was admitted to hospital. Respiratory samples were taken on admission. The case had reported exposure to backyard poultry. No secondary cases were detected. | View report |
| Legionnaires' Disease | Luxembourg | On 11 July 2025, the Luxembourg Government reported 7 cases of Legionnaire's disease. Of these, 6 cases were identified in individuals who live in or who have visited Steinfort, of these, 3 cases were identified in Steinfort Intercommunal Hospital. Investigations in to the source of exposure is ongoing. | View report |
| Legionnaires' Disease | Canada | On 14 July 2025, the number of cases associated with the outbreak of legionnaire's disease declared on 8 July 2025, in London, Ontario, Canada, has increased to 66 cases and 2 deaths. The cases are all within 6km of each other in the southeast of the city and are aged between 23 and 93 years old. | View report |
| Pneumonic plague | United States | A fatal human case of pneumonic plague has been confirmed in northern Arizona amid ongoing wild animal deaths near Flagstaff, raising concerns of sylvatic plague circulation in the region. | View report |
| Trachoma | Senegal | On 15 July 2025, WHO announced that Senegal has become the 9th country in the African region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. | View report |
| Anthrax | Croatia | On 18th and 20th July 2025, anthrax was confirmed at two separate locations in the village of Maovice, Municipality of Vrlika, located in Split-Dalmatia County . A Control zone in the area has been declared. | View report |
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of selected surveillance metrics in the form of a situational awareness summary. Horizon scanning provides information on emerging situations that can impact public health including local, national and global events.