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Outbreaks

Measles

Cases by week of symptom onset

There is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid line plot. This plot shows data for Measles. Specifically the metric 'measles_cases_casesByOnsetWeekExcludingReportingLag' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 05 May 2025 to 23 March 2026. It rose from 26.0 on 05 May 2025 to 31.0 on 23 June 2025. It fell from 35.0 on 30 June 2025 to 4.0 on 18 August 2025. The date fluctuates between 7.0 on 25 August 2025, ending with the same value on 13 October 2025. It rose from 12.0 on 20 October 2025 to 13.0 on 08 December 2025. It rose from 11.0 on 15 December 2025 to 21.0 on 02 February 2026. And finally. It fell from 41.0 on 09 February 2026 to 31.0 on 23 March 2026. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.

Weekly count of measles cases in EnglandVisit Measles to find out more

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Glycopeptide resistance in E. faecium

Rolling percentage of resistant samples by month

Monthly proportion of E. faecium isolates from blood samples in England which show resistance to glycopeptidesVisit Glycopeptide resistance in E. faecium to find out more

Carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae

Rolling percentage of resistant samples by month

Monthly proportion of K. pneumoniae isolates from blood samples in England which show resistance to carbapenemsVisit Carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae to find out more

Blood-borne viruses

Hepatitis B

Mortality rate per 100,000 population

Annual hepatitis B mortality rate in EnglandVisit Hepatitis B to find out more

Hepatitis C

Estimated prevalence in general population by year

Annual hepatitis C prevalence in the general population in EnglandVisit Hepatitis C to find out more

Childhood vaccinations

MMR1

Coverage in children aged 24 months by year

Annual percentage uptake of the first measles, mumps and rubella vaccination by age 2 in the United KingdomVisit MMR1 to find out more

6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib3/HepB) vaccine coverage in the UK

Coverage in children aged 12 months by year

Annual percentage uptake of the ‘6-in-1’ vaccination by 12 months in the United KingdomVisit 6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib3/HepB) vaccine coverage in the UK to find out more

Emerging infections and zoonoses

Mpox Ib

Cases by month

Monthly mpox clade Ib case countsVisit Mpox Ib to find out more

Mpox IIb

Cases by month

Monthly mpox clade IIb case countsVisit Mpox IIb to find out more

Environmental hazards

Lead

Cases by year (note: case definition updated in 2021)

Number of lead cases identified each year among children in EnglandVisit Lead to find out more

Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

Bloodstream infections by month

Monthly counts of E. coli bacteraemia infections in the blood in EnglandVisit Escherichia coli (E. coli) to find out more

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile)

Infections by month

Monthly counts of C. difficile bacteraemia infections in EnglandVisit Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) to find out more

Respiratory viruses

Influenza

Testing positivity

Weekly percentage of people tested by PCR who are positive for influenza in EnglandVisit Influenza to find out more

COVID-19

Testing positivity

Weekly percentage of people tested by PCR who are positive for COVID-19 in EnglandVisit COVID-19 to find out more

Streptococcal infections

Invasive group A streptococcal infection (iGAS)

Laboratory notifications by week

Weekly lab‑confirmed cases of Invasive group A strep (iGAS) infection in EnglandVisit Invasive group A streptococcal infection (iGAS) to find out more

Scarlet fever

GP consultation rate

Weekly GP in-hours consultation rates for scarlet fever in England, per 100,000 registered patientsVisit Scarlet fever to find out more

Syndromic surveillance

Acute respiratory infections

from the NHS 111 remote health advice syndromic surveillance system

Count of daily, triaged calls to the NHS 111 remote health system in England for acute respiratory infectionsVisit Acute respiratory infections to find out more