21st edition, Epidemiological Bulletin WHO Health Emergencies Programme WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia‎, 21 October 2026. Reporting period: 5-18 October 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

• Bangladesh: Measles
• Bangladesh: Dengue
• Bangladesh: Cox’s Bazar Rohingya response – dengue, measles and cholera
• New publication: Public health intelligence for a safer world: WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence strategy 2026–2030
• New publication: Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing in filovirus disease outbreaks
• COVID-19, Influenza, mpox, Dengue.