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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

• Rapid evidence review on PFAS
  
  
• Joint NHSBT and UKHSA Epidemiology Unit annual review in summary
  
  

Infection reports

• Laboratory confirmed cases of pertussis in England: January to March 2026
  
  
• Campylobacter and non-typhoidal salmonella infections in England: Q1 2024 to Q2 2026
  
  
• Group A streptococcal infections: fourth and final update report on seasonal activity in England, 2025/26
  
  
• Invasive meningococcal disease in England: annual laboratory-confirmed reports for epidemiological year 2025/26
  
  
• Gram-negative, MRSA and MSSA bacteraemia and C. difficile infections: annual epidemiological commentary 2025/26
  
  

Vaccine coverage

• Provisional childhood vaccine coverage data: July 2026
  
  
• Quarterly vaccination coverage statistics for children aged up to 5 years in the UK (COVER programme): April to June 2026
  
  

Updated guidance

• Immunisation against infectious disease (the Green Book): Shingles (herpes zoster)
  
  
• Immunisation against infectious disease (the Green Book): Dengue
  
  

Multi-country outbreak update

• Ebola disease in DRC and Uganda
  
  

Evidence reviews

• The health impacts from industrial sources of PFAS: a rapid review
  
  
• Characteristics of people with toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans exposed to animals in close-contact settings: a rapid systematic review
  
  

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