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28.09.2026
Taiwan
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Update – Taiwan recorded 136,796 outpatient and emergency visits for influenza-like illness from 6–12 September 2026, a 16.5% weekly increase. Influenza A(H1N1) remains dominant. There were also 92 new severe cases and 21 deaths.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September, 2026 |
28.09.2026
Thailand
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Update – Thailand reported three cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), including two deaths, in 2026. The virus is mainly transmitted through tick bites.
Currently, transmission appears to be sporadic.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September, 2026 | 3 |
28.09.2026
Vietnam
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Update – Vietnam reported a suspected food poisoning incident affecting 42 people, including eight students, in Quang Tri province after they ate bread from the same establishment. Forty-one patients remained hospitalised in stable condition. Food and ingredient samples are being tested, and the cause has not yet been confirmed.
Currently, the transmission at this location appears to be within a cluster.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 17 September, 2026 | 42 |
28.09.2026
Sri Lanka
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Update – Sri Lanka reported 98,081 dengue cases and 74 related deaths in 2026. The Western Province recorded the highest burden, with 51,679 cases. Thirty-five health divisions across the country remain classified as high-risk dengue areas.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 17 September, 2026 | 98081 |
28.09.2026
Taiwan
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Update – Taiwan recorded 17,847 outpatient and emergency visits for COVID-19 from 6–12 September 2026, a 13.3% weekly decrease. However, the disease remains in an epidemic period, with 53 new severe cases and 18 deaths reported from 8–14 September.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September, 2026 |
28.09.2026
Kyrgyzstan
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Update – Kyrgyzstan reported five botulism cases in Bishkek since the beginning of 2026, including one death.
Currently, transmission appears to be sporadic.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 21 September, 2026 | 5 |
28.09.2026
Nepal
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Update – Nepal reported more than 100 confirmed cases of scrub typhus in Darma, Salyan district, including four deaths. Health facilities continue to detect three to four new cases daily.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 21 September, 2026 | >100 |
28.09.2026
Nepal
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Update – Nepal reported 121 laboratory-confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis, including 26 deaths, across 36 districts. All patients who died were unvaccinated, and 77% were aged 50 or older. Cases are mainly affecting eastern and Terai districts, particularly areas near rice fields and pig farms.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September, 2026 | ~121 |
28.09.2026
Hong Kong
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Update – Hong Kong, China, confirmed its first locally acquired chikungunya case of 2026 in a 55-year-old woman with no recent travel history. She was hospitalised in stable condition. This is Hong Kong’s third confirmed case this year, following two imported cases reported in January.
Currently, transmission appears to be sporadic.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 20 September, 2026 | 3 | 1 |
28.09.2026
India
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Update – India reported more than 800 scrub typhus cases in Sundargarh district, Odisha, following the testing of around 5,600 blood samples.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September, 2026 | >800 |
28.09.2026
India
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Update – India reported an HIV prevalence of 0.40% in Meghalaya, twice the national average of 0.20%. New HIV infections in the state have increased by 58.74% since 2010, with nearly seven cases detected daily.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September, 2026 |
28.09.2026
India
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Update – India reported 7,895 malaria cases in Andhra Pradesh as of 30 August 2026, a 27.9% increase from 6,172 cases during the same period in 2025. Increases were reported in several tribal and high-risk areas.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September, 2026 | 7895 |
28.09.2026
India
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Update – India reported 1,475 dengue cases in Andhra Pradesh as of 30 August 2026, a 4.6% increase from 1,410 cases during the same period in 2025. Notable increases were recorded in YSR Kadapa and Chittoor.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September, 2026 | 1475 |
28.09.2026
India
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Update – India reported 930 foodborne illness cases in Andhra Pradesh during 2026. Srikakulam recorded a sharp increase from 34 cases in 2025 to 408 cases in 2026. Drinking-water, sanitation, and food-quality inspections are being strengthened.
Currently, the transmission at this location appears to be within a cluster.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September, 2026 | 930 |
28.09.2026
Japan
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Update – Japan reported 549 measles cases as of 25 August 2026, more than three times the 175 cases recorded during the same period in 2025. Tokyo accounted for 264 cases. Most infections occurred among adolescents and young adults, many of whom had incomplete or unknown vaccination histories.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September, 2026 | 549 |