India & South Asia Microbiology and Infectious Disease report (ISAMID) 08/11/2026

These stories were already being followed before this week. The table shows what changed since the figures reported on 1 Nov. NEW marks a changed figure. UNCHANGED means no newer figure was found. One story closes this week because nothing further was reported.

Discussion frequency: Moderate·Status: ongoing since 15 March 2026

Location: Bangladesh (nationwide; Dhaka division has the most suspected-case deaths, 528)

• DGHS bulletin, 8 Nov non-X: two further deaths in the 24 hours to 08:00, both suspected; 1,138 new suspected and 87 new confirmed cases. 212,979 people have been admitted since 15 March and 204,049 discharged. The Business Standard
• DGHS bulletin, 7 Nov non-X: four deaths (two each in Dhaka and Sylhet divisions). Cumulative suspected-case deaths by division: Dhaka 528, Sylhet 206, Chattogram 114, Rajshahi 93, Mymensingh 89, Barishal 70, Khulna 57, Rangpur 18. The Asian Age · Dhaka Tribune
• Intermediate tolls on X: 1,269 on 4 Nov (IANS), 1,280 on 7 Nov and 1,282 on 8 Nov. ians_india · deshnowbd · KhairulAlamNews · yespunjab
• Regional framing (X): a post summarising a BMJ letter says the Bangladesh outbreak exposes vaccination gaps across the region, and that India’s early-2026 measles cases had already passed the 2025 total (letter not read). marriagejustice · see also the Indian J Public Health commentary in Section 13.
• Family report (Bengali media, X): a child died with dengue and measles and a younger sibling was on life support. ProthomAlo

Discussion frequency: Moderate·Status: ongoing; no sign of decline in the window

Location: Bangladeshnationwide; Dhaka division has 221 of the deaths

• DGHS, 8 Nov non-X: 2,333 admissions in the 24 hours to 08:00, the highest daily figure of 2026 (previous high 2,249 on 25 Oct); three deaths (two Dhaka, one Chattogram). In 2025 the country recorded 102,861 cases and 413 deaths, so 2026 deaths now exceed the 2025 total. The Daily Star · BSS (Bengali)
• Deaths by division non-X: Dhaka 221, Khulna 84, Chattogram 47, Mymensingh 37, Barishal 31, Rajshahi 29, Rangpur 8, Sylhet 4. The Bangladesh Times
• Trend (X, New Age): hospitalisations up 93% and deaths up nearly 50% on the same period of 2025. NewAgeBDcom
• Intermediate figures on X: 136,929 cases and 427 deaths on 2 Nov; 458 deaths and 5,826 in hospital on 7 Nov. bactiman63 · deshnowbd
• Neurological dengue (Bengali media, X): clinicians report more patients with neurological involvement this year (no figures given). bonikbartadaily
• Preprint (non-X; medRxiv, not peer-reviewed): a complete blood count score (platelets, white cells, monocytes) associated with same-day NS1 positivity in 596 suspected dengue patients in Dhaka, 2023. doi:10.64898/2026.11.05.26367350

Discussion frequency: Moderate·Status: ongoing

Location: PakistanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (Bara, Khyber; Mohmand)Punjab (Rawalpindi, Lahore)Sindh (Karachi)

• WPV1, 5 Nov non-X: NEOC confirmed the ninth case in a seven-month-old boy from UC Mastak, Bara tehsil, Khyber. All three Khyber cases have genetic links to Afghanistan. Dawn · Business Recorder · X: fahmidahyousfi · PakPulse786
• Policy, 5 Nov non-X: the Prime Minister directed health officials to visit all four provinces and agree an integrated national action plan within a week. Officials said Punjab has had no case since February 2025 and Balochistan none in 2025–2026. Business Recorder
• Campaign security (X): two police officers guarding a polio campaign team were killed in Mohmand district on 3 Nov. GlobeCurrentHQ
• Campaign close (X): the 2–8 November campaign targeting about 24 million children ended on 8 Nov (completion figures not given). PakInsightHub
• Dengue, KP (Urdu X, citing the provincial health department): 66 cases in 24 hours to 5 Nov; cumulative confirmed 5,636. FarwaZubai64830
• Dengue, Rawalpindi, 5 Nov non-X: 91 confirmed cases this year against 1,586 at the same point in 2025; no deaths. APP
• Punjab (Urdu X): the provincial health minister said legislation will replace FIRs with fines for breaches of dengue SOPs. PunjabPostpk

Discussion frequency: Low·Status: ongoing; no new official figure seen

Location: PakistanSindh (Karachi)Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Mpox: no provincial or NIH update after the 31 Oct Dawn report was found. On X, only a general explainer appeared (Urdu, BOL News). Dawn · BOLNETWORK
• Preprints (non-X; medRxiv, posted 8 Nov, not peer-reviewed):
  • Sindh dengue, 2020–2025: cases concentrated in September–November; a one-month rainfall lag was associated with higher incidence (IRR 1.008; 95% CI 1.003–1.012). doi:10.64898/2026.11.05.26367382
  • Sindh malaria after the 2022 floods: interrupted time-series estimate of climate-attributable cases; P. vivax made up 40–95% of confirmed infections in 2016–2024. doi:10.64898/2026.11.05.26367402
• Karachi chikungunya (X, unverified): a video post claims Karachi is reporting “hundreds of suspected chikungunya cases daily”. No official or media source for this figure was found. Unverified discussion on X only. SajjadTarakzai
• XDR typhoid (X, clinician education): a Pakistani doctor’s thread links unnecessary antibiotic use to the difficulty of treating XDR typhoid. AskDrUmer

Discussion frequency: Moderate–high·Status: active; new clusters still being reported at close of window

Location: IndiaKerala (Malappuram: Elamkulam, Nilambur; Kozhikode: Meppayil, Vadakara; single cases in other districts)

• State picture, 8 Nov non-X: 23 confirmed Shigella infections in the first six days of November, including 13 on 6 Nov; 583 confirmed, 116 suspected and 8 deaths so far in 2026, against 132 cases in all of 2025. Mathrubhumi
• Elamkulam wedding cluster, Malappuram: 8 district cases by 7 Nov, five linked to a wedding feast at Korakkuthu, Elamkulam on 31 Oct; about 80 attendees reported symptoms and nearly 100 people are under surveillance. the_hindu · TheSouthfirst · airnews_ita
• Nilambur (Malappuram): three cases linked to snacks and food from two separate shops (Amarambalam and Palunda). mathrubhumieng · newsmalayalamtv
• Meppayil Senior Basic School, Kozhikode: children admitted with vomiting, fever and diarrhoea after a school meal; children aged 7, 8 and 10 confirmed positive (Vadakara). the_hindu · bigtv24x7live
• State response, 8 Nov: the Health Department stepped up preventive measures; AIR lists single cases in Thiruvananthapuram and other districts. airnewsalerts
• Wayanad (Kalpetta): a school was closed for a week after about 100 students had fever and vomiting (3 Nov); no aetiology reported in the window. PTI_News · mathrubhumieng
• State data sheet, 2 Nov (non-X, official PDF): measles 740 confirmed with 1 death (1,589 suspected with 3 deaths); a probable measles death in a 15-year-old boy from Thalassery (Kannur), died 1 Nov; amoebic meningoencephalitis 185 / 45 (new PCR-confirmed case, Chirakkara, Kollam). Other cumulative 2026 figures: dengue 13,350 / 44, leptospirosis 2,469 / 123, scrub typhus 611 / 13, hepatitis A 6,562 / 44, influenza 12,076 / 123, West Nile 14, mpox 8, Nipah 1, rabies 17 / 17. Kerala DHS, 2 Nov PDF

Discussion frequency: Low–moderate·Status: poultry investigation pending

Location: IndiaTamil Nadu (Cuddalore: Kurinjipadi taluk, Thiyagavalli; Tiruvallur: Thirumazhisai; Tenkasi)

• Cuddalore poultry: about 5,600 broilers died across six farms near Kurinjipadi in five days before Diwali (TOI); the Animal Husbandry Department stepped up surveillance at Thiyagavalli. TOIChennai · the_hindu · bbctamil
• Laboratory result, 4 Nov: the Animal Husbandry Minister said tests had ruled out low-pathogenic avian influenza; feed-related toxins were being investigated (results not reported in window). dt_next · DT Next
• Dengue death (Tamil X): a child died of dengue at Thirumazhisai, Tiruvallur district. sunnewstamil
• Vaccine study (X): a post says Tamil Nadu began a dengue vaccine study in Tenkasi (details and trial registration not verified). marriagejustice

Discussion frequency: Moderate·Status: investigations ongoing

Location: IndiaOdisha (Bhubaneswar, Vani Vihar)Andhra Pradesh (Sivannapeta, Kurupam mandal, Parvathipuram Manyam)

• Utkal University, 3–6 Nov: students in women’s hostels 6 and 7 developed diarrhoea and jaundice; mid-semester PG exams were postponed and outside food banned; BMC met the university. 12 students tested positive for hepatitis A (Orissa POST gives 11), and blood samples from more than 50 students were sent for testing. Bhubaneswarnow · bmcbbsr · XpressOdisha · PrameyaEnglish · OrissaPOSTLive
• Water testing, 6 Nov (non-X and X): faecal contamination was found in two samples, a deep borewell and a water purifier, neither reported to be in use; hostel 7 drinking water tested negative, and attention shifted to food. A dead frog was reportedly found in a hostel meal on 4 Nov. Sud_TNIE · TNIE · OmmcomNews
• Kurupam, 3–6 Nov: at least 71 girls at the APTWRS residential school, Sivannapeta, developed fever, cold and cough; a DPH report suspected post-cyclone viral illness. One student was malaria-positive and 515 tested negative; 38 remained under observation and 3 at the CHC (The Hindu). the_hindu · xpressandhra · DeccanChronicle
• Political framing (Telugu and English X): opposition posts give “around 60” and “44” ill, and criticise conditions; one notes a similar episode at the same school last year. YSRCParty · SouthPoliticsus
• West Bengal: no statewide dengue update found (last 12,889 / 15).

Discussion frequency: High·Status: seasonal; mixed trends

Location: IndiaDelhiMaharashtra (Pune)Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Unnao, Pilibhit)Bihar (Patna)Rajasthan (Dholpur)Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat)

• Delhi (non-X and X): 1,083 dengue and 355 malaria cases to 31 Oct, 90 dengue cases in the last week, no deaths; 486 dengue cases in October. Hindustan Times · ABPNews
• Pune non-X: 2,486 dengue cases to 30 Oct, including 843 in October (highest month of 2026); 104 NIV-confirmed. Hindustan Times
• Pune H1N1 (X): Pune has the most swine flu (H1N1) infections in Maharashtra, 789. punekarnews · ThePuneMirror · newsdotz (Marathi)
• Lucknow (Hindi X): 25 new positives on 3 Nov (Chandarnagar 7, Aliganj 5, Sarojininagar 4). bstvlive
• Unnao and Pilibhit (Hindi X): Unnao total 54; a woman died in Pilibhit and 14 villagers tested positive. UPNOWTV · bstvlive
• Patna (Hindi X): a third dengue death of the season (a 23-year-old at PMCH); cases over 537. ETVBharatBR · Diarchnews
• Rajasthan (Hindi X): dengue cases down 34% and malaria 32% on last year; a six-year-old died of dengue in Dholpur on the way to Gwalior. surendraswami26 · SachBedhadak
• Event-based surveillance summary (X): a weekly digest lists continuing dengue reports across India. Precisi0nHealth
• Balaghat: no new report in the window; official toll 32, MLA claim 55 (UNCHANGED).

Discussion frequency: Low·Status: Rajasthan closed for lack of further reporting

Location: IndiaRajasthanKerala

• Rajasthan: no in-window figure. The story is closed and will be reopened if new reporting appears. Times of India
• Kerala non-X: 611 cases and 13 deaths in 2026 (state sheet, 2 Nov). Laboratory marketing posts about scrub typhus testing in Kerala were seen but are not used as evidence. Kerala DHS, 2 Nov PDF

Discussion frequency: Low–moderate·Status: ongoing; Salyan reported to be declining

Location: Nepalnational (Lumbini province highest; Dang, Syangja, Salyan)

• EDCD figures, 3 Nov non-X: 12,207 cases; Lumbini province 3,472; leading districts Dang 703, Syangja 648, Salyan 575. Britant News (Nepali)
• Salyan (Nepali X, Kantipur): infection that spread as an epidemic from Shrawan (July–August) is declining and normal life is resuming. ekantipur_com

Discussion frequency: Low–moderate·Status: vector indices rising ahead of the north-east monsoon

Location: Sri Lankanational (74 MOH areas targeted)Maldives

• Dengue total (X): “over 106,000 dengue cases and 80 deaths” this year. SriLankaTweet
• Clinical preparedness (X, WHO Sri Lanka): with vector indices rising, NIID (a WHO Collaborating Centre for Dengue Management) is running three-day clinical training. WHOSriLanka · WHOSriLanka
• Dengue Control Week: 9–14 November in 74 high-risk MOH areas (media; National Dengue Control Unit PDFs could not be retrieved).
• Maldives: no in-window outbreak report found.

Discussion frequency: Low on X

• Microbiologyopen: in-vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam and comparator agents against carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative isolates at a tertiary hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. doi:10.1002/mbo3.70449
• Int J Antimicrob Agents: mortality risk over time in carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections, with implications for recruitment and the timing of primary endpoints in clinical trials. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2026.108061
• Open Forum Infect Dis: risk factors for colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria among hospitalised patients in Bangladesh (ARCH study; the community arm was reported last week). doi:10.1093/ofid/ofag647
• BMC Microbiol: replicons and conjugative transfer systems of blaNDM-positive plasmids in the Enterobacter cloacae complex. doi:10.1186/s12866-026-05489-4
• BMC Microbiol: AMR, virulence and toxin genes of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli from a curd-associated foodborne outbreak in Manipur. doi:10.1186/s12866-026-05479-6
• BMC Infect Dis: environmental surveillance for Sabin polioviruses, Salmonella and AMR genes in an urban setting in southern India. doi:10.1186/s12879-026-14114-8
• Iran J Microbiol: blood-culture isolates and susceptibility patterns in children at a children’s hospital in Sukkur, Pakistan (one-year retrospective). doi:10.18502/ijm.v18i5.22861
• Stewardship and prophylaxis:
  • Front Public Health: antibiotic prescribing, stewardship barriers and readiness at primary health centres in eastern Uttar Pradesh. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1945074
  • EClinicalMedicine: single-dose/day versus extended antibiotic prophylaxis for elective urological surgery, randomised controlled trial. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104303
  • JAC Antimicrob Resist: an international multicentre stewardship improvement programme in hospitals serving deprived populations. doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlag241
  • Ann Afr Med: escalation versus de-escalation of antibiotics in an Indian tertiary hospital. doi:10.4103/aam.aam_966_26
  • Cureus: faropenem in Bangladeshi adults with community-acquired pneumonia, randomised controlled trial. doi:10.7759/cureus.118941
• Candidozyma (Candida) auris and candidaemia: Int J Infect Dis: meta-analysis comparing mortality of C. auris and non-auris candidaemia doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2026.109229 · Ann Afr Med: ICU candidaemia in Central India doi:10.4103/aam.aam_1005_26 · Cureus: factors associated with candidaemia in Mumbai doi:10.7759/cureus.117338
• Indian J Med Microbiol correspondence: an exchange on attributable deaths in multidrug-resistant neonatal sepsis (Kolkata NICU). doi:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2026.101332 · doi:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2026.101331
• IPC and WASH: Infect Prev Pract: uptake of a WHO-aligned multimodal IPC intervention in Bangladesh doi:10.1016/j.infpip.2026.100609 · Am J Trop Med Hyg: WASH FIT gaps in Bangladeshi healthcare facilities doi:10.4269/ajtmh.26-0351 · J Infect Prev: climate-resilient WASH-IPC bundle at a rural Pakistani health centre doi:10.1177/17571774261506659
• X (institutional): the Pharmacy Council of India held AMR awareness events in Pune, Hyderabad and Chhattisgarh during National Pharmacy Week; AIIMS Gorakhpur Microbiology announced activities for World AMR Awareness Week (18–23 Nov). pcievent · pcievent · aiims_gkp
• X (One Health research): a Frontiers post on One Health genomic epidemiology of tropical pathogens and AMR in coastal marine ecosystems of Gujarat (paper not read). FrontInfectDis

• Am J Trop Med Hyg: under-recognised transmission of Plasmodium malariae and P. ovale as a potential barrier to malaria elimination in Bangladesh. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.26-0557
• Malar J: epidemiological investigation of malaria in an informal settlement of a disadvantaged population in Rajasthan (non-endemic state), 2024. doi:10.1186/s12936-026-06173-8 · X: bloodSparasites
• Indian J Med Res: foodborne outbreak after a mass gathering in Karnataka, with epidemiological and environmental evidence implicating an uncooked food item. doi:10.25259/IJMR_293_2026
• Measles:
  • Indian J Public Health: commentary on measles elimination in India, with Bangladesh’s outbreak as a warning. doi:10.4103/ijph.ijph_653_26
  • Hum Vaccin Immunother: population immunity to measles and rubella five years before and after the MR campaign in urban Vellore. doi:10.1080/21645515.2026.2750748
  • BMC Infect Dis: district-level measles outbreak prediction in Bangladesh using geospatial AI. doi:10.1186/s12879-026-14067-y
  • IJID Regions: descriptive epidemiology of measles in southern Afghanistan, 2024–2025. doi:10.1016/j.ijregi.2026.101036
• Chandipura virus: PLoS Pathog: five questions for preparedness after recurrent outbreaks in India doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1014767 · Virusdisease: in-silico drug and vaccine candidates doi:10.1007/s13337-026-00983-9
• Lancet Glob Health: immunogenicity and safety of Sabin IPV in a sequential schedule with bOPV in Nepal (double-blind trial). doi:10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104083
• Brucellosis: Indian J Med Microbiol: brucellosis in acute undifferentiated fever in Wardha, prospective surveillance doi:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2026.101329 · Vet Med Sci: B. abortus in dairy cattle and farm workers during an outbreak doi:10.1002/vms3.71329
• Other vector-borne and zoonotic: BMJ Open: chikungunya seroprevalence in Colombo before the 2025 outbreak doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-121593 · PLoS Negl Trop Dis: leptospirosis seroepidemiology in subtropical Bhutan, 2024 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0014821 · BMC Microbiol: tick receptor mechanisms in Kyasanur forest disease virus transmission doi:10.1186/s12866-026-05414-9 · Fortune J Health Sci: 24-year decline in malaria and species shift in Mangaluru doi:10.26502/fjhs.447
• Respiratory and TB: Influenza Other Respir Viruses: shifts in influenza subtypes in Pakistan after COVID-19, FluNet 2015–2024 doi:10.1111/irv.70341 · Virusdisease: respiratory virus aetiology and co-infection in Bhopal doi:10.1007/s13337-026-00977-7 · Transpl Infect Dis: ISOT consensus on latent TB in kidney transplantation doi:10.1111/tid.70353 · PLOS Glob Public Health: predictors of drug-sensitive TB outcomes in Maharashtra doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006539
• Mycology: Curr Med Mycol: fungal keratitis agents and antifungal susceptibility, North India doi:10.22034/cmm.2025.345456.1692 · Indian J Med Microbiol: cervicofacial eumycetoma due to Cladosporium cucumerinum doi:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2026.101328
• Nipah: J Glob Health: information nudging and protective behaviours against Nipah, India 2026 national experimental survey. doi:10.7189/jogh.16.04362
• medRxiv (posted in window; not peer-reviewed): Sindh dengue and malaria preprints (Section 04); Dhaka CBC score for NS1 positivity (Section 02); WASH and nutrition interventions and enteric pathogen seroconversion in rural Bangladesh, cluster-randomised trial. doi:10.64898/2026.10.30.26366885
• JGID and Lancet Reg Health SE Asia: no in-window entries found.

Discussion frequency: Not discussed on X

• Weeks 35, 36 and 37 (about 24 Aug – 13 Sep) were published, so the lag is now about eight weeks (was ten). Weeks 35–37 contain 31, 44 and 46 entries. NEW. Week 35 PDF · Week 36 PDF · Week 37 PDF · NCDC listing
• Selected entries:
  • CCHF, Kheda (Gujarat), week 36: one fatal case, a 58-year-old man from Karoli, Mehmedabad.
  • Chandipura, Jhabua (MP), week 35: a one-year-old with AES died at SSG Hospital, Vadodara, on 22 Aug; serum was RT-PCR negative but serum and CSF were CHPV IgM positive at ICMR-NIV Pune.
  • Amoebic encephalitis, Malappuram (Kerala), week 36: one fatal case.
  • Japanese encephalitis, Rampur (UP), and diphtheria, Nainital (Uttarakhand), week 36: one fatal case each.
  • Fever cluster, Shivpuri (MP), week 36: 195 cases, 4 deaths.
  • Shigellosis, Marigaon (Assam), week 36: 33 cases. Mumps, Thrissur (Kerala): 126 cases.
  • Large foodborne clusters, week 37: Anand (Gujarat) 256; Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) 125; Nagaon (Assam) 114 with 1 death.
  • Scrub typhus, Odisha (Boudh, Rayagada) and Sikkim (Soreng); measles clusters in Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha, Haryana and UP.

Discussion frequency: Low·Status: watching

• Probe: the medical board inquiry into whether expired remdesivir was given to Nipah patients had not reported by the end of the window; coverage on 2 Nov focused on whether the original diagnosis and prescription were correct. Onmanorama
• Media correction dispute (Malayalam X): a post criticises a newspaper for running a front-page story and a small inside-page correction (the post does not name the topic in the text retrieved; video not reviewed). ra5esh
• Surveillance: the 2 Nov state sheet still records one Nipah case in 2026. No new WHO DON for India Nipah (latest DON609). Kerala DHS, 2 Nov PDF

Discussion frequency: Low–moderate

Location: Indianational

• ICMR (X): ICMR highlighted its evidence on Truenat and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra that informed WHO guidelines. ICMRDELHI
• Kochon Prize 2026 (X): REACH (Chennai) was reported as the first Indian civil-society organisation to receive the Kochon Prize for TB control. Legacy_ias
• Dengue vaccine (X): Panacea Biotec’s DengiAll was reported to be in its final Phase III trial with over 10,000 volunteers enrolled in India with ICMR (rollout timing not verified). marriagejustice
• CDSCO (X): accounts tracking NSQ alerts report about 330 batches failing quality tests in September 2026, the highest monthly figure in their indexed records (CDSCO list itself not reviewed; no October list found). DrugQuality_IN · docjais
• Ebola preparedness, Andhra Pradesh (X): screening stepped up at three airports and three seaports. TheSouthfirst · xpressandhra
• Assam maternal sepsis (X): the state reported the share of maternal deaths attributed to sepsis fell from 21% in July to 8% in October. ians_india · assamtribuneoff
• BPaL patent: explainer coverage continued; no appeal reported. ieexplained
• Hospital IPC (X, institutional): AIIMS Gorakhpur hand-hygiene and biomedical waste segregation drives. aiims_gkp · aiims_gkp

• Siddharthnagar (UP) foodborne cluster (Hindi X): about 100–150 villagers in Pedari, Gulhariya and Kalnakhor (Khesraha) became ill with vomiting and diarrhoea after eating golgappa from a street vendor on 7 Nov. Counts vary; no official figure seen. bstvlive · upmuddamanch
• Bokaro (Jharkhand) H5N1 claim (X, unverified): posts on 2 Nov claim H5N1 was confirmed at a government poultry farm in Bokaro with a central team deployed. Web searches found only reports of earlier Bokaro events (2023 and March 2025), not a 2026 confirmation. Unverified discussion on X only. TatsatChronicle
• Bhutan (X, WHO SEARO): Bhutan is revising its surveillance system for vaccine-preventable diseases; 150 health workers trained in three regional workshops. WHOSEARO
• Afghanistan CCHF (X): 1,669 suspected cases and 71 deaths to September 2026. bactiman63
• XDR typhoid, Pakistan (X): see Section 04.

Global ID items active in or relevant to 2–8 Nov 2026 (after the India/South Asia clusters).

Meetings of interest to India/South Asia clinical microbiology and ID, checked against the events digest of 7 Nov 2026 and organiser pages.

On X this week, news outlets, government departments and political accounts again outnumbered clinicians and microbiologists.

• Food- and water-borne clusters were the main new India theme: Shigella in Kerala, hepatitis A at Utkal University, school illness in Wayanad, and a street-food cluster in Siddharthnagar.
• Dengue remained the commonest topic across Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Sinhala streams, with Bangladesh setting a new daily admission record.
• Bangladesh measles coverage stayed largely political, including posts about an inquiry commission.
• Kurupam coverage on Telugu X was dominated by political accounts.
• Technically substantive material again came from journals and preprints, with little X pickup.
• Institutional posts (Pharmacy Council of India AMR rallies, AIIMS Gorakhpur) were frequent but routine.
• AI-generated replies were common and were not used as sources.

Topics with minimal or absent discussion this window:

• Hospital HAI clusters and Candida auris on X (literature only)
• Cholera
• Mucormycosis (new clusters)
• Pakistan mpox (no new figures)
• Maldives