Health protection situational awareness (HPSA) report
Health Protection Situational Awareness
PHA Health Protection
2025-07-03
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NI Situational Awareness Summary
| Disease/Situation | Trend | Summary | Source |
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| COVID-19 | Episodes decreased slightly, admissions decreased, and positivity has remained stable in the most recent reporting week. | View report | |
| Influenza | Overall, indicators remain at low levels. Episodes, admissions, and test positivity remained stable in the most recent reporting week. There have been no outbreaks reported since week 13 in care home settings | 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 31 May 2025, total of 532 cases of Mpox clade IIb reported in the UK. Of these, 490 in England, 21 were in Scotland, 12 were in Wales, and 9 were in Northern Ireland. | View report |
| Measles | United States | There have been 23 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 89% of confirmed cases (1,088 of 1,2227) 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 30th June, there were 3,526 confirmed and probable cases in 2025. In week 25 there were 145 new cases (135 confirmed, 10 probable). | View report |
| COVID-19 | Global | XFG designated Variant Under Monitoring (VUM) by WHO due to rapid growth in proportion in recent weeks across all WHO regions. Antibody escape appears to be similar to that of JN.1 so current vaccines expected to remain effective. No evidence of increased disease severity with XFG. | View report |
| Avian influenza A(H5N1) | Cambodia (Siem Reap Province) | One new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection was reported in a 41-year-old adult in Cambodia in a press release from the Cambodian Ministry of Health on 24 June 2025. The patient is currently hospitalised in critical condition. The patient had exposure to sick and dead poultry prior to the onset of symptoms. Contact tracing and investigations are ongoing. | View report |
| Legionnaires' Disease | UK - travel associated - Greece | On 21 June 2025, media reported a travel associated case of Legionnaires' disease in a 57 year old female traveller from the UK who had recently returned from Greece. The case is suspected to have been exposed while at her hotel resort. | 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 |
| Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) | Greece | On 27 June, the Greek National Public Health Organization reported a fatal case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the municipality of Elassona, Larissa regional unit, Thessaly region. The case was over 70 years old and was reported to be a livestock worker. | 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.