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UKHSA have issued an urgent public health message and an updated press release on 05 February 2026. Seven additional cases have been identified with a specimen date after the issue of the NatPSA and the prior press release. These have included some clinically significant and severe infections and one attributable death.
There have been cases in Devon of Burkholderia stabilis, possibly linked to a wider national outbreak involving non-sterile wipes. Please see the information linked for awareness: