Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 7th – 13th May 2026 

Global Hazards 

Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country 

• ECDC publishes guidance for the management of passengers linked to the Andes hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship 

Country Hazards 

Bangladesh 

Bangladesh measles outbreak top 50,000 total cases since mid-March 

Chad 

Chad’s refugee crisis overwhelms maternity care in east, UN agency warns | UN News  

China 

The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant in China rises to 37 | AP News 

China reports human H5N6 avian influenza death in Chongqing Municipality 

Haiti 

Haiti – Armed groups confrontation in Port au Prince cause mass displacement (DG ECHO Partners, MSF, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 May 2026) - Haiti | ReliefWeb  

Indonesia 

Indonesia - Floods (ADINet, BMKG, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 May 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb 

Indonesia - Floods and landslides (BNPB, BMKG, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 May 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb 

Indonesia - Volcanic activity, update (BNPB, MAGMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 May 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb  

• Indonesian rescuers retrieve bodies from Mount Dukono | AP News 

• Mount Dukono: Three hikers dead after volcano eruption on Indonesian island - BBC News 

Bus and fuel tanker collide in Indonesia, killing 16 | AP News 

Kazakhstan 

Two die in explosion at Kazzinc Plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk 

• Death toll rises to 3 after Kazzinc plant explosion 

Malaysia 

Malaysia searches for 14 missing Indonesians after a migrant boat sinks | AP News 

Mexico 

Five killed in huge fire at packed Mexico fairground - BBC News 

Mozambique 

Mozambique - Coordinated attacks and rising displacements in Cabo Delgado (DG ECHO, Mozambique Rapid Response Mechanism, ACLED, UN) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 May 2026) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb  

Nepal 

Nepal – Severe weather (NDRRMA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 May 2026) - Nepal | ReliefWeb 

Pakistan 

NDMA warns of glacial lake outburst flood risk after deadly storms hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan - The Watchers 

Somalia 

Somalia – Severe rains and flash floods (UN OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 May 2026) - Somalia | ReliefWeb  

South Africa 

South Africa – Severe weather and floods, update (media, NOAA-CPC, NDMC, SAWS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 May 2026) - South Africa | ReliefWeb 

• South African authorities declare national disaster over deadly flooding | AP News 

USA 

Nighttime tornadoes injure 17 and damage hundreds of homes in Mississippi - The Watchers 

New Jersey: Family attacked by rabid beaver in Mahwah 

Other items of interest  

Global 

New WHO health inequality country profiles to track progress on achieving health equity 

• WHO: Health Inequality Country Profiles 

WHO and the Stop TB Partnership publish a TB near point-of-care and swab-based testing toolkit 

WHO launches revamped SHAKE package to help reduce salt intake 

• WHO: Sodium reduction 

Medical Product Alert N°1/2026: Substandard ACCUPAQUE (Iohexol), OMNIPAQUE (Iohexol) and VISIPAQUE (Iodixanol) 

Regional 

59 000 deaths: Europe off track for Sustainable Development Goal targets for HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and STIs 

Country 

Indonesia's Efforts to Lead Cervical Cancer Elimination | Think Global Health 

Recent Papers of Note 

• New evidence confirms malaria vaccine saves child lives and will have high impact in wider rollout 

• Mwapasa V, Asante K, Milligan P et al. Impact of introducing RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine on mortality in young children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an observational evaluation of a cluster-randomised implementation programme. The Lancet, 407, 1796-1808. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00248-5 

• Paniello-Castillo, B., Chen, ZY., Shartova, N. et al. Socio-economic factors impact vulnerability to and burden of heat- and cold-related mortality in Europe. Nat. Health (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44360-026-00106-0