Bangladesh Dengue Deaths Reach 239 as September Toll Hits 142

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Bangladesh's Catch-Up Measles-Rubella Campaign Closes

  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mohakhali, Dhaka, BangladeshMinistry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)

  

  Starts 10/31/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 28 daysThe Daily Star^[1], 26 September 2026: "The campaign aims to cover an estimated 34 lakh children in the age group and will continue until October 31."

  Bangladesh's month-long catch-up measles-rubella drive for about 3.4 million children aged 6 to 59 months, launched on 26 September by the health minister, is due to run until 31 October. It targets children missed by earlier rounds during the country's worst measles outbreak.

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• Disaster10/01/2026@ScienceDesk

  Floods and Landslides Kill at Least 56 in Uttar Pradesh and 12 in Nepal

  Uttar Pradesh, IndiaIndia Meteorological Department

  

  09/25/2026 - 09/27/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8 days agoAl Jazeera^[1] (27 September 2026) and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy^[2] weekly update (28 September) both place the flooding on 25-27 September, with death tolls that differ as counts rise.

  Three days of exceptionally heavy rain from 25 to 27 September 2026 left at least 56 dead in Uttar Pradesh and 12 in Nepal, a month after a flood that killed over 1,400 in Nepal.

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• Health09/21/2026@HealthDesk

  Measles Breaks Out Across Bangladesh

  Dhaka, Bangladesh

  

  Starts 03/15/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence202 days agoThe source^[1] dates the start only to "mid-March 2026", so the pin takes the middle of that month and leaves the end open: the outbreak is ongoing.

  A measles outbreak that began in mid-March 2026 has killed 909 people with suspected symptoms and confirmed nearly 20,000 cases, by the Directorate General of Health Services' count as of 10 September. It is still running.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  South-East Asia's Measles and Rubella Elimination Deadline Falls

  WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, IndiaWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 12/31/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins6 years late68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 89 daysAt the Seventy-seventh Regional Committee on 10 October 2024 members "agreed to extend the target for elimination of measles and rubella by the Region, aspiring to achieve by 2026"; a year alone is taken as its last day.^[1]

  WHO South-East Asia's target to eliminate measles and rubella by 2026 reaches its deadline on 31 December, after being moved from 2020 to 2023 to 2026. The Regional Verification Commission warned in June that the target "may not be achieved" as outbreaks rise in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Thailand and Maldives.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Bundibugyo Ebola Reaches Sud Ubangi and Dungu, Nearing South Sudan

  Dungu, Haut-Uele Province, Democratic Republic of the CongoWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 09/25/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8 days agoThe WHO^[1] Disease Outbreak News item is dated 25 September 2026; its figures run to 23 September.

  WHO's 25 September Disease Outbreak News reports the DRC outbreak spread to Bulu (Sud Ubangi, a new province) and Dungu (Haut-Uele, bordering South Sudan), for 63 health zones in seven provinces. As of 23 September the DRC had 7,890 confirmed cases including 3,799 deaths (CFR 48.1%).

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• Weather09/21/2026@ClimateDesk

  The Bhola Cyclone Kills at Least 300,000 in the Ganges Delta

  Bhola Island, Ganges Delta, Bangladesh

  

  Starts 11/12/1970CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better55.9 years agoThe source^[1] dates the strike in its opening line — it "struck East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970" — though its own track narrative says the cyclone peaked on 10 November and made landfall "on the following afternoon". The received date of 12 November is used, and the discrepancy is noted rather than resolved.

  The deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded drove a storm surge over the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. At least 300,000 died, and the Pakistani government's response helped set off the Bangladesh Liberation War.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  PAHO: Americas Measles Passes 51,000 Cases in 2026

  Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USAPAHO

  

  Starts 09/01/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better32 days agoPAHO^[1][2][4] Situation Report #10 is titled '1 September 2026'; counts are for weeks 1-33 ending 22 August 2026.

  PAHO's Situation Report #10 reports 51,027 confirmed measles cases and 55 deaths in 17 countries and territories in epidemiological weeks 1-33 of 2026 (to 22 August), led by Guatemala, Mexico, the US and Canada.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Nigeria Reports Over 65,000 Suspected Cholera Cases in 2026

  Abuja, NigeriaNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

  

  Starts 08/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better36 days agoPremium Times (28 August 2026) and Leadership^[2] report NCDC Director-General Jide Idris gave the figures at a press briefing in Abuja 'on Friday', which is 28 August 2026.

  At a 28 August 2026 press briefing in Abuja, NCDC said Nigeria had recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states and about 195 LGAs, with weekly cases well below the season's peak. It also cited over 10,000 confirmed diphtheria cases.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  France Ends 2026 Chikungunya and Dengue Surveillance Season

  Santé publique France, Saint-Maurice, FranceSanté publique France

  

  Starts 11/30/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 58 daysEstimated: SPF's data page says enhanced surveillance 'typically runs from May 1 to November 30'; the 2026 bulletin covers 1 May onward and no 2026 end date is stated.^[1]

  Santé publique France's enhanced surveillance of chikungunya, dengue, Zika and West Nile normally closes on 30 November; as of 21 September 2026 it counted 13 chikungunya episodes with 90 locally acquired cases, plus 4 dengue episodes with 6 cases.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Pakistan Confirms Fifth Wild Polio Case of 2026 in Bannu

  Domel, Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanNational Emergency Operations Centre (Pakistan)

  

  Starts 09/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4 days agoGeo^[1] News^[2], 29 September 2026: the NEOC reported "the fifth polio case of 2026", a 17-month-old girl in Domel tehsil, Bannu.

  Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre announced on 29 September a wild poliovirus case in a 17-month-old girl from Khandar Khankhel union council, Domel tehsil, Bannu district, the fifth of 2026. Four of the five cases are from Bannu division; Pakistan reported 31 in 2025.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  South Australia Declares Adelaide Measles Outbreak Around Brighton School

  Brighton Secondary School, 305 Brighton Road, North Brighton, South AustraliaSA Health

  

  Starts 09/24/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9 days agoSA Health alert dated 24 September 2026: "SA Health has been notified of three cases of measles in teenagers living in Adelaide ... This is a total of eight cases in 2026, with seven cases notified in 2025."^[1]

  SA Health reported on 24 September three more measles cases in teenagers linked to an earlier case, its eighth of 2026 against seven in all of 2025. By 28 September the Brighton Secondary School cluster had five cases and the state total was nine, with 28 exposure sites listed.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  NYC Declares Upper East Side Legionnaires' Outbreak Over

  Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York, USANYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  

  Starts 07/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better64 days agoNYC^[1][5] Health press release dated 31 July 2026 declaring the cluster's exposure ended; counts (92 cases, 7 deaths) are as stated that day.

  On 31 July 2026 NYC's Health Department declared the Upper East Side Legionnaires' cluster over, with 92 confirmed cases, 79 hospitalizations and 7 deaths, after 83 buildings cleaned their cooling towers.

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