Source-first desk
A high-signal outbreak console for active investigations, emergency declarations, cross-border spread, contact tracing, case/death movement, and official response.
Monitoring: News Release July 29, 2026 DSHS alerts clinicians, public about Montgomery County measles outbreak The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert after four cases of measles were .....
Monitoring: Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Monitoring: Toledo-Lucas County Health Department Cyclosporiasis Update
Monitoring: Florida Surgeon General Reminds Floridians to Take Precautions Against Dengue Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
Monitoring: WHO São Tomé and Príncipe Newsletter for the 2nd Quarter
Monitoring: Polio Eradication in Africa: Highlights Leaflet (Q1 and Q2, 2026)
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Otieno, MA 9 ; Quique Bassat, MD, PhD 11 ,12 ,13 ,14 ,15 ,16 ,17 ; Marcelino Garrine, DVM, PhD 12 ,18 ; Milton Kincardett, MD 12 ; Inácio Mandomando, PhD 11 ,12 ,18 ,19 ; Ariel Nhacolo, MSc 12 ; Jane Juma, MCHD 20 ; Adama Mamby Keita, MD 20 ; Karen L. Madhi, PhD 2 ,5 ; Sithembiso Velaphi, PhD 4 ; Nega Assefa, PhD 6 ,7 ,8 ; Meron Kebede, MD 7 ; Lola Madrid, PhD 6 ,8 ; Dadi Marami, MSc 6 ,7 ; J. Surveillance Summaries / September 10, 2026 / 75(6);1â24 Zachary J.
The disease can cause high fever, severe headaches, and muscle and joint pain, while severe cases can lead to bleeding, shock and death. Pakistan regularly experiences dengue outbreaks during monsoon and post-monsoon months, prompting authorities to conduct inspections, eliminate stagnant water, spray high-risk areas and take action against premises where mosquito breeding sites are found. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection transmitted primarily by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which breeds in stagnant water and typically proliferates during and after Pakistan’s summer monsoon rains.
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With the latest fatalities, the total number of suspected measles fatalities in Bangladesh has risen to 894, while confirmed deaths from measles remain unchanged at 100, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported. During the 24-hour period, the DGHS recorded 1,043 new suspected measles cases in Bangladesh, raising the total number of suspected cases in the country to 164,148. Referring to Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) data reported by Bangladeshi daily Samakal, the GCDG noted that measles vaccination coverage fell to 56.2 per cent in 2025, the lowest level recorded between 2017 and 2025.
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Since its initial identification in 1998-1999 during a large outbreak among pig farmers and abattoir workers in Malaysia and Singapore, where it caused over 265 cases with a case fatality rate of approximately 40%, NiV has caused recurrent outbreaks in Bangladesh and India, with substantially higher case fatality rates ranging from 40% to over 90%. view more Timeline of NiV outbreaks in five countries in Asia, with two distinct outbreaks reported in each of the years 2001, 2007, 2014, 2023, and 2025. India has experienced several outbreaks, most notably in Kerala state in 2018 and 2019, where the virus caused clusters of cases with high mortality and demonstrated efficient human-to-human transmission in healthcare settings.
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At least 986 children have died since March, while suspected and confirmed cases have surged past 180,000, Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare figures showed. Bangladesh’s deadliest measles outbreak in decades is nearing the grim milestone of 1,000 child deaths, as a devastating epidemic sweeps through the country and crowded hospital wards fill with struggling babies. More than 1,000 suspected cases are reported daily.
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16 (24-30 August 2026) ReliefWeb
Pathogen: Ebola viruses, including Bundibugyo virus in the current DRC/Uganda outbreak
Ebola remains a defining outbreak-desk disease because healthcare transmission, funeral practices, laboratory capacity, community trust, and international alarm can all move faster than the confirmed count.
Pathogen: Hantaviruses, including Andes virus in the Americas
This is a rare but frightening severe-disease story where a single unusual cluster can force questions about travel safety, rodent exposure, and whether Andes-virus-style person-to-person spread is in play.
Pathogen: Measles virus
Measles is a clean reporter desk disease because it reveals vaccination gaps, school and household spread, travel-linked importation, and public-health capacity all at once.
Pathogen: Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax is a strong local accountability story because livestock practices, slaughter exposure, and rural reporting gaps can hide serious outbreaks in plain sight.