Health protection situational awareness (HPSA) report
Health Protection Situational Awareness
PHA Health Protection
2025-07-11
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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, 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 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 27 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 88% of confirmed cases (1,115 of 1,267) 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 7th July, there were 3,703 confirmed and probable cases in 2025. In week 26 there were 178 new cases (178 confirmed, 0 probable). | View report |
| Measles | Sudan | Sudan is facing its largest measles outbreak in years, with nearly 1,000 cases reported in Darfur alone based on data and observations published by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Largely due to disrupted vaccination efforts amid ongoing conflict and mass displacement, and further complicated by an ongoing cholera outbreak. | 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) | Cambodia | Between 1 January and 1 July 2025, Cambodia notified WHO of 11 laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus including six deaths; Siem Reap (4), Takeo (2), Kampong Cham (1), Kampong Speu (1), Kratie (1), Prey Veng (1), Svay Rieng (1). Seven cases were reported in June 2025. All cases had exposure – handling or culling - of sick poultry, often kept in backyards. | View report |
| Avian influenza A(H5N1) | Cambodia (Kampot province) | On 3 July 2025, a new case of avian influenza A(H5N1) was reported in Kampot Province (12th case). The case, a 5 year old child, reported symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing and is currently in intensive care. The case's family has 40 chickens and had sick and dead chickens too. The child had regular exposure to the chickens. Active case searching is underway. | View report |
| Polio | Pakistan | On July 1, Pakistan reported its 14th laboratory-confirmed case of wild poliovirus (WPV) type 1 in 2025. The latest case involves a 19-month-old boy in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). So far in 2025, eight cases have been reported from KP, with additional cases in Sindh (4), Punjab (1), and Gilgit-Baltistan (1). | View report |
| Rabies-like virus | Australia | On July 2, the first confirmed case of the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) infection in New South Wales (NSW) has been reported, involving a man in his 50s. The case is the fourth recorded in Australia; all 4 cases have been fatal. Transmission of ABLV occurs through bites or scratches from infected bats, with symptoms resembling those of rabies. | View report |
| Nipah Virus | India | On July 7, Kerala's Ministry of Health reported that 383 contacts associated with 2 confirmed Nipah virus cases in Kerala, India have been identified. Of the two unrelated Nipah virus cases one is an 18-year-old girl who died, and another is a 38-year-old woman in critical condition. | View report |
| Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (DGI) | United States | On 30 June 2025, Alaska health authorities have reported eight cases of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) in Anchorage from January to May 2025, including one associated death due to endocarditis and septic shock. | 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.