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Welcome to the latest edition of the Health Protection Report.

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HPR is a national public health bulletin for England and Wales, published by the UK Health Security Agency.

Current news

• Investigation of infant foodstuffs recall due to possible cereulide toxin contamination
  
  
• Update on the outbreak of Shigella sonnei and identification of non-typhoidal salmonella clusters associated with travel to Cape Verde
  
  
• UK loses measles-free status
  
  
• One in four school-leavers in England unprotected by HPV vaccine
  
  
• Extension of RSV vaccine eligibility for the elderly (bipartite letter)
  
  

Infection reports

• Confirmed cases of measles by month, age, region and upper-tier local authority: 2025 (January 2026 update)
  
  
• Laboratory confirmed cases of measles, rubella and mumps: July to September 2025
  
  
• Group A Streptococcal infections: first update on seasonal activity, 2025/26
  
  
• Acute hepatitis B: enhanced surveillance reports: Q1, Q2 and Q3, 2024
  
  

Infection reports (Official Statistics)

• National norovirus and rotavirus report, week 6 report (data up to 1 February 2026)
  
  
• National quarterly report of tuberculosis in England: Q4, 2025, provisional data
  
  

Vaccine coverage reports

• Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine coverage for adolescents, academic year 2024/25
  
  
• Td/IPV vaccine coverage for the NHS adolescent vaccination programme, academic year 2024/25
  
  
• RSV vaccine coverage report in older adults: November 2025
  
  
• RSV maternal vaccination coverage: August 2025
  
  

Vaccine coverage (Official Statistics)

• Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage in adolescents: 2024/25
  
  

Health protection blogs

• “What is Burkholderia stabilis, and why should I check my first aid kit?”
  
  
• “Stomach bugs: a brief guide to their causes and treatment”
  
  

Corporate report

• Framework for integrity and independence of UKHSA’s science and research
  
  

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