04th edition, Epidemiological Bulletin WHO Health Emergencies Programme WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia‎, 25 February 2026. Reporting period: 09 - 22 Feb 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

• Thailand: mpox
• Myanmar: Skin infection
• Bhutan: Avian influenza A(H5N1) in poultry
• New publication: Global Rapid Risk Assessment – mpox
• 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 online course: Foundations of Public Health Intelligence
• COVID-19, Influenza, MPox, Dengue.