18th edition, Epidemiological Bulletin WHO Health Emergencies Programme WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia‎, 9 September 2026. Reporting period: 24 August - 6 September 2026

Overview

This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and responses. The bulletin uses information from publicly available sources and will be published every two weeks. Key highlights of the bulletin are

• Nepal: Flash floods
• Myanmar: Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD)
• Thailand: mpox
• WHO validates Bhutan for eliminating dog-transmitted human rabies
• New publication: User manual for the Quick and Immediate Risk Assessment (QIRA) algorithm for Member States
• New publication: User manual for the Member State Rapid Risk Assessment (MS-RRA) tool
• New Publication: Regional Roadmap and Strategic Action Framework for implementing National Respiratory Pathogen Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plans (2026–2031)
• COVID-19, Influenza, mpox, Dengue.