Travel health alerts
Disease outbreak alerts for Myanmar
1 outbreak reported for Myanmar
Last checked against TravelHealthPro on 2026-08-23.
Cholera
Reported 12 January 2026Spread through contaminated food and water
Between 1 January and 8 December 2025, a total of 2,378 cases of cholera have been reported in Myanmar.
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