Outbreak Verification Summary, Week 6, 2026

Authors

  • WATCH Team Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59096/wesr.v57i2.7505

Keywords:

food poisoning, acute diarrheal disease, Norovirus, viral variants, Nipah virus

Abstract

The Department of Disease Control receives reports of important events, diseases, and health threats under the Event-based surveillance program from the public health network as follows:

Domestic situation

1. Three cluster outbreaks of food poisoning/acute diarrhea in Chiang Mai, Loei, and Ang Thong.
2. Risk assessment of norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis transmission in educational institutions during February 2026.
3. Food poisoning situation.

International Situation

1. Detection of two novel viral variants with potential pandemic threat, posing significant public health concern.
2. Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh.

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Published

2026-02-28

How to Cite

WATCH Team. (2026). Outbreak Verification Summary, Week 6, 2026. Weekly Epidemiological Surveillance Report, 57(2). https://doi.org/10.59096/wesr.v57i2.7505

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 2 (2026): February 2026

Section

Outbreak Verification Summaries

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