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Vanuatu Ministry of Health: Watery Diarrhoea Outbreak in Tanna Island, Tafea Province - Situation Update No. 2 - Report Date: 31 August 2026 | Reporting Period: 10-30 August 2026

Vanuatu Ministry of Health: Watery Diarrhoea Outbreak in Tanna Island, Tafea Province - Situation Update No. 2 - Report Date: 31 August 2026 | Reporting Period: 10-30 August 2026
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Key highlights: Rotavirus has been laboratory confirmed as the cause of the acute watery diarrhoea outbreak on Tanna Island. A cumulative 260 cases have been reported between EW30 and EW35, with 153 cases reported in EW35 alone, representing the highest weekly case count recorded to date. Transmis

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