Health protection situational awareness (HPSA) report
Health Protection Situational Awareness
PHA Health Protection
2025-06-20
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NI Situational Awareness Summary
| Disease/Situation | Trend | Summary | Source |
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| COVID-19 | Episodes increased, while admissions and occupancy remained stable in the most recent reporting week. Positivity has increased in the latest reporting week. | View report | |
| Influenza | Overall, indicators remain at low levels. Episodes, admissions, occupancy and test positivity remained stable in the most recent reporting week. There have been no outbreaks reported in the latest reporting week 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 12 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 21 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 90% of confirmed cases (1,072 of 1,197) 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 9th June 2025, 2,968 confirmed and probable cases in 2025. In week 22 there were 225 new cases (208 confirmed, 17 probable). | View report |
| Chikungunya | France | On 13 June 2025, Sante Publique France reported the first case of non-imported chikungunya in mainland France in 2025. The case was detected in La Crau. Between 1 May - 10 June, 507 imported chikungunya cases were reported in France. The majority of cases are associated with La Reunion which is currently experiencing a chikungunya outbreak. | View report |
| Botulism | United Kingdom | It was reported on June 13 that a number of people from County Durham and Darlington presented to NHS healthcare settings following adverse reactions after receiving cosmetic procedures involving botulinum toxin (sometimes branded as Botox). UKHSA is advising people to make sure they take precautions when seeking aesthetic procedures. | View report |
| COVID-19 | Global | Potential for NB.1.8.1-driven increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in the coming weeks-months due to reduced immunity over winter. | View report |
| Bloodborne Viruses | United Kingdom | The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is asking clients of an aesthetics clinic in Wolverhampton, England, who received ‘vampire facials’ to contact them to arrange free blood tests, due to concerns about the risk of bloodborne viruses. | 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.