Hepatitis A cases, Thailand

Increase in hepatitis A cases (twofold rise) in Thailand in 2026, concentrated in Bangkok and Eastern provinces
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Three pediatric avian influenza A(H9N2) cases reported in Guangdong, Yunnan, and Jiangxi provinces, China
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Containment of a meningococcal disease outbreak in a high‑risk institutional setting in Ca Mau, Viet Nam
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Rabies confirmed in stray dog triggers quarantine and urgent search for exposed persons in Martvili municipality, Georgia
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Request for information (RFI): Unconfirmed social media rumors on an increase in meningitis cases in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. RFI on case numbers and causative pathogen(s)
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Bovine tuberculosis – six cases detected at Sousse municipal slaughterhouse amid ongoing zoonotic transmission, Tunisia
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Request for information (RFI): Undiagnosed febrile illnesses with one death reported in Boni Forest, Lamu County, Kenya; widespread transmission in remote villages. RFI on diagnostic testing results
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Two Lassa fever cases with one death reported in Bong County, Liberia

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Salmonella Bochum outbreak in Germany with 40 cases and one death, linked to contaminated nut nougat spread
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Catalan News

African swine fever update in Spain: 45 outbreaks and 268 confirmed cases across 11 municipalities in Catalonia as of 16 Apr 2026; domestic pigs remain unaffected
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Sixth hantavirus case reported in Los Lagos Region, Chile, associated with outdoor activities in Cochamó
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732 melioidosis cases and 23 deaths reported in Thailand in early 2026

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New Foot-And-Mouth Disease Strain Sparks Multi-Province Livestock Crisis in China - Vision Times Recently, a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred across multiple provinces in China. The epidemic has affected at least 12 provinces, including

Reporting on foot and mouth disease spreading among livestock in China, Vision Times cites BEACON analysis of the situation.
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Viet Nam on high alert for foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 despite no detection: Border threat prompts emergency preparedness measures
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Meningitis B cluster in Weymouth, Dorset, England prompts vaccination campaign for secondary school students
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Public Health Advisory - Anthrax Outbreak in Vihiga County

Cutaneous anthrax outbreak in Vihiga County Kenya with one fatality and widespread exposure

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WPV1 isolation trends 2019 through week 16 2026 WHO GPEI

Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), Afghanistan – case update

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Pexels

African horse sickness reemerges in domestic equidae after nearly a decade – first detection since 2016 in Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
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Pexels

Kosovo confirms its first outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox on a sheep farm in Ferizaj municipality, prompting strict livestock movement controls
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Ghana: Mpox outbreak exceeds 1000 cases with nationwide spread across all regions

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Dhi-Qar, Iraq: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever – Nine Laboratory-Confirmed Cases Including Two Deaths Amid Urban Livestock Control Challenges
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San Francisco, California, USA: First clade I mpox case in an unvaccinated adult linked to international travel contact (area with circulating clade I mpox)
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Request for information (RFI): Food-borne illness cluster reported in Constantine, Algeria, with 63 hospitalize...
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SAG

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 – multi-site outbreak in backyard poultry, commercial facility, and wild birds, Ñuble and Araucanía regions, Chile
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Follow-up on cluster of undiagnosed illnesses in Mpanda, Bujumbura Province, Burundi: Testing for 200 pathogens negative; metagenomic sequencing pending; investigation ongoing
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Foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1– nationwide spread prompts emergency livestock movement protocols in Israel
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Increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis cases in the United States (CDC MMWR, 2011-2023)
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Over 100 individuals in Meru, Kenya seek medical care after consumption of an anthrax-infected carcass
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Single toxigenic cholera case reported in Cayman (15 Apr 2026) – isolated detection without community transmission
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Request for information (RFI): Autochthonous mpox transmission reported in Sindh province, Pakistan with 25 con...
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