Overview
- UKHSA reports 158 shigella outbreak cases since October 1, 2025, with at least 112 patients having recently visited Cape Verde, and weekly case numbers now declining.
- Since October 1, investigators have identified 43 salmonella infections across three whole‑genome‑sequenced clusters linked to Cape Verde travel, with incidence increasing.
- Lawyers say six Britons have died since 2023, including four within a four‑month period last year, as more than 1,500 UK holidaymakers report severe gastric illness.
- Irwin Mitchell says 200 additional clients came forward this week, taking TUI‑related claims to about 1,700, with a 300‑claimant High Court group hearing listed in London.
- Travel Health Pro guidance now stresses safe food and water practices and hand hygiene; TUI says it is investigating, and Cape Verde officials dispute claims of a sustained national health problem.