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NI Situational Awareness Summary

Disease/Situation Trend Summary Source
COVID-19 Arrow Trend Up COVID-19 unique episodes and community-acquired emergency hospital admissions increased. View report
Influenza Arrow Trend Up Influenza unique episodes and community-acquired emergency hospital admissions increased. View report
RSV Arrow Right Long RSV unique episodes and community-acquired emergency hospital admissions remained stable. 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

Mpox

United Kingdom

During the period, 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2026 there have been a total of 1,291 cases of mpox (all clades) reported in the UK: Of these: 1,168 were in England, 41 were in Northern Ireland, 53 were in Scotland, 29 were in Wales

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Measles

England

Between 01 January 2026 and 12 October 2026, there were 1030 laboratory‑confirmed measles cases reported in England (an increase of 27 since 17 September 2026).​

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Republic of Ireland

Between 22 February 2026 and 04 October 2026, there have been nine confirmed measles cases reported in the Republic of Ireland.

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United States

As of 10 October 2026, New York State reported 126 measles cases across 18 counties, with most (n=117) occurring since 01 August 2026.​
On 05 October 2026, Governor Hochul declared a State Disaster Emergency, expanding vaccine administration and measles testing authority to support outbreak control.

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Ebola

Democratic Republic of the Congo

On 13 October 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a total of 9,144 confirmed cases, including 4,410 related deaths (from data up until 12 October).​
Ituri province remains the most affected with cases reported from 28 of 36 health zones.

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Pneumonia of unknown aetiology

Russia

On 02 October, it was reported that a laboratory employee at Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute (APRI) died with extensive media suggesting a possible plague case and nearly 200 contacts under quarantine. ​
Following WHO requests for additional information on 07-08 October, the Russian NFP reported that the patient and identified contacts tested negative for all high-threat pathogens. ​It was further reported that no laboratory biosafety or biosecurity incidents had occurred at APRI.

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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.