20th edition, Epidemiological Bulletin WHO Health Emergencies Programme WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia‎, 7 October 2026. Reporting period: 21 September- 4 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: Dengue
• Thailand: Floods
• Myanmar: Floods
• New publication: Prevention and management of heat-related illness at mass gatherings
• New publication: Global framework to accelerate action on avian influenza
• COVID-19, Influenza, mpox, Dengue.