10.2. ANNEX 2. Communicable Diseases under Surveillance

Updated 8 June 2026

Table 6. List of Communicable Diseases Under Regional Surveillance

Disease CategoryDiseases Under Regional Surveillance
Food and Waterborne Diseases
  • Amoebiasis
  • Campylobacter
  • Cholera***
  • Ciguatera
  • Cryptosporidium
  • E. coli O157
  • Foodborne Illness Outbreak
  • Giardia
  • Listeria
  • Salmonellosis
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Shigellosis
  • Viral Hepatitis A
  • Norovirus
  • Typhoid Fever***
Respiratory
  • Coronavirus diseases: MERS, SARS***, COVID-19***
  • Influenza*
  • Legionnaires' Disease
  • Tuberculosis
Vaccine Preventable
  • Chickenpox (Varicella)
  • Diphtheria
  • Measles***
  • Meningitis (Due to Haemophilus influenzae)
  • Meningococcal Infection (Due to Neisseria meningitidis)
  • Mumps
  • Pertussis
  • Rubella***
  • Rubella Congenital Syndrome***
  • Pneumococcal Infection (Invasive)
  • Poliomyelitis***
  • Tetanus, Non-Neonatal and Neonatal
Vector Borne
  • Chagas disease
  • Chikungunya Fever (Chik)
  • Dengue
  • Malaria***
  • Yellow Fever***
  • Zika***
Zoonotic Diseases
  • Brucellosis (in humans)
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
  • Leptospirosis
  • Plague***
  • Rabies
Other Diseases
  • Hepatitis
  • HIV/STI:
    1. Chlamydia
    2. Syphilis
    3. Genital Discharge Syndrome
    4. Genital Ulcer Syndrome
    5. Gonorrhoea
  • Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
  • Meningitis/Encephalitis (Viral)

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