Dear Subscriber,

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

• Annual STIs and chlamydia screening data release (England) in summary
  
  
• Gastrointestinal infections: annual reports for 2025
  
  
• First One Health annual vector-borne disease surveillance report
  
  
• Shigella sonnei and non-typhoidal salmonella clusters (ex-Cape Verde): second update
  
  
• Beta-haemolytic streptococci referrals to UKHSA’s reference service
  
  

Infection reports: HCAI-AMR

• Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms in England since October 2020: quarterly update, Q4 2025
  
  

Infection reports: Streptococci

• Group A streptococcal infections: third update on seasonal activity in England, 2025/26
  
  

Vaccine coverage

• Shingles vaccine coverage report (adults eligible from September 2025 to February 2026 and vaccinated to the end of April 2026): England
  
  

Infection reports (Official Statistics)

• Sexually transmitted infections and screening for chlamydia in England: 2025 report
  
  
• Influenza in the UK, annual epidemiological report: winter 2025/26
  
  

Vaccine coverage (Official Statistics)

• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) older adults vaccination coverage in England: April 2026 report
  
  
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) maternal vaccination coverage in England: January 2026 report
  
  
• Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in frontline healthcare workers in England: winter season 2025/26
  
  

International outbreaks

• Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers: outbreaks and case locations
  
  

Updated guidance

• Hantaviruses
  
  
• Andes hantavirus: epidemiology, outbreaks and guidance
  
  
• Health effects of ultraviolet radiation from artificial tanning devices in the UK and their control
  
  

Evidence review

• Hantavirus: human-to-human infection transmission parameters
  

Newly notifiable diseases

• Acute flaccid paralysis and myelitis in England
  
  

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