Research and analysis

Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, 2022 to 2026

Tables showing confirmed toxigenic C. diphtheriae cases among asylum seekers in England between 2022 and 2026.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 28 November 2022
• Last updated: 7 October 2026
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  1. 7 October 2026

     Added latest 3 months' worth of data.

  2. 6 July 2026

     Updated monthly data tables.

  3. 13 April 2026

     Added data for January to March 2026 to the data tables attachment.

  4. 9 January 2026

     Updated monthly data tables to include December 2025 data.

  5. 17 July 2025

     Updated monthly data tables to include June 2025 data.

  6. 6 February 2024

     Updated monthly data tables to include January 2024 data.

  7. 3 January 2024

     Updated monthly data tables to include December 2023 data.

  8. 5 December 2023

     Updated data tables to include November 2023 data.

  9. 7 November 2023

     Updated data tables to include October 2023 data.

  10. 3 October 2023

      Updated monthly data tables to include September 2023 data.

  11. 5 September 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, monthly data tables' to include August 2023 data.

  12. 8 August 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, monthly data tables' to include July 2023 data.

  13. 4 July 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, monthly data tables' to include June 2023 data.

  14. 23 May 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, monthly data tables' to show data by month.

  15. 10 May 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 9 May 2023.

  16. 25 April 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 24 April 2023.

  17. 12 April 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 9 April 2023.

  18. 28 March 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 27 March 2023.

  19. 14 March 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 13 March 2023.

  20. 28 February 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 27 February 2023.

  21. 14 February 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 12 February 2023.

  22. 31 January 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 30 January 2023.

  23. 17 January 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 16 January 2023.

  24. 10 January 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 9 January 2023.

  25. 3 January 2023

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 2 January 2023.

  26. 20 December 2022

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 19 December 2022.

  27. 13 December 2022

      Updated 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables' with data as of 12 December 2022.

  28. 6 December 2022

      Added 'Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, weekly data tables'. Data to 4 December 2022.

  29. 28 November 2022

      First published.

Applies to England

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Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, monthly data tables

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Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, health protection report (data to 25 November 2022)

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Details

Diphtheria is a rare disease in the UK due to the highly successful routine vaccination programme, with 2 to 11 annual cases reported in England over the past decade.

These tables show confirmed toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) cases among asylum seekers in England between 2022 and 2026.

Note that this page will be updated every quarter. The next scheduled update will be on 5 January 2027.