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WHO South-East Asia Region Epidemiological Bulletin, 26th edition (2024), 25 December 2024. Reporting period: 09 to 22 December 2024

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Key events and updates

Nepal: mpox

Situation overview as of 21 December 2024

• On 20 December 2024, the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population published a press release regarding a confirmed mpox case.

• On 19 December 2024, a 36-year-old man returned to Nepal from Saudi Arabia. Upon his return, he visited the hospital presenting symptoms, including blisters.

o The patient was isolated, and samples were taken on the same day.

• On 20 December 2024, laboratory tests confirmed a positive result for mpox.

• The case is currently under observation and his condition is stable.

• Information about the clade is not available thus far. Further investigations are ongoing.

Myanmar: Acute Watery Diarrhea/Cholera

Situation as of 22 December 2024

• On 22 December 2024, the Thailand Ministry of Public Health published a press release, summarizing actions taken to manage the risks related to acute watery diarrhea/cholera along the border with Myanmar.

• According to the press release, Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy Township, Kayin State in Myanmar, which borders with Thailand, has reported 300 patients and 2 deaths, with 56 individuals being treated at Shwe Kokko Hospital.

• In Thailand, two patients are admitted for treatment, one at Mae Sot Hospital and another at Mae Ramat Hospital, and awaiting laboratory results.

• An emergency operations center (EOC) was established in Tak province in Thailand to manage the event, highlighting that Mae Ramat and Mae Sot districts in Tak Province are high-risk areas.

• Proactive surveillance will be implemented in high-risk areas such as border communities, factories, and temporary border shelters, facilitating early notification of people with diarrhea to public health officials.

• Maintenance of clean drinking water, proper chlorination, and monitoring of food sale activities are enforced.