This digest highlights the latest events and signals submitted to the BEACON platform—a global system for tracking and analyzing emerging biological threats. Stay informed with real-time updates from around the world, curated to help you monitor developments affecting human, animal, and environmental health.

West Nile virus, France

Wed Oct 7th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- France reports 161 autochthonous West Nile virus (WNV) infections across seven regions, more than triple the number at this time in 2025

Powassan virus disease, USA

Wed Oct 7th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Madison County, New York, reports one Powassan virus case; US CDC lists 45 total cases in USA so far in 2026

West Nile virus, Italy

Wed Oct 7th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Italy reports 727 West Nile virus (WNV) cases and 54 deaths across all 20 regions so far in the 2026 season

Anthrax, Indonesia

Wed Oct 7th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Recurrent zoonotic anthrax outbreak linked to consumption of a dead goat in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Alkaloid poisoning, USA

Wed Oct 7th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Utah, USA, issues urgent public health warning following fatal overdoses associated with semi-synthetic kratom compounds

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), Americas

Wed Oct 7th 2026      34 reports (1 new)

- Sustained New World screwworm transmission in animals and humans in Mexico and Costa Rica raises concerns about regional spread