BEACON Disease Event Digest: Week of September 28th to October 4th
͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌    ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

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.

Plague, Russian Federation

Sun Oct 4th 2026      2 reports (2 new)

- 2026-10-04 - RFI and follow up: Fatal pneumonia of unspecified etiology in a laboratory worker in Irkutsk Region, Russia; possible plague

- 2026-10-03 - RFI: Fatal laboratory-acquired infection in Irkutsk Region, Russia; possible pneumonic plague; 197 contacts hospitalized for observation

Mumps, USA

Sun Oct 4th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-04 - Mumps outbreak at San Diego State University in California, USA, increases to 15 cases over three weeks despite mandatory MMR vaccination

Leprosy, Argentina

Sun Oct 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-04 - Salta Province, Argentina, reports 12 leprosy cases in 2026, exceeding the annual totals for 2020–2025

Cyclosporiasis, USA

Sun Oct 4th 2026      13 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-04 - US FDA identifies Cyclospora at Taylor Farms de Mexico facility; iceberg lettuce investigation closes with 12 883 cases and two deaths

Bluetongue, UK

Sat Oct 3rd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-03 - Record livestock outbreak of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in UK surpasses the previous three seasons combined

Japanese encephalitis, China

Sat Oct 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-03 - First case of Japanese encephalitis genotype V in a neonate with a fatal outcome in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in 2025

Cryptosporidiosis, USA

Sat Oct 3rd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-03 - Cryptosporidiosis cluster of 14 cases linked to indoor hotel pool in Bothell, Washington, USA

Cladophialophora bantiana infection, USA

Sat Oct 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-03 - Fourfold increase in CNS detections of Cladophialophora bantiana in USA signals a potential emerging fungal threat

African swine fever, Spain

Sat Oct 3rd 2026      29 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-03 - African swine fever genotype II (genetic group 29) in Catalonia, Spain: Novel LVR-deleted variant in wild boar; 400 cases; outbreak ongoing

HIV, Uganda

Sat Oct 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-03 - Uganda 2025 Population HIV Impact Assessment reports 5.9% adult HIV prevalence

Scrub typhus, Nepal

Sat Oct 3rd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-03 - Nepal reports 525 kit-positive scrub typhus cases and nine locally attributed deaths in Salyan District, Karnali Province

Norovirus, Latvia

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - Norovirus outbreak with 92 cases at a kindergarten in Salaspils, Vidzeme Region, Latvia

Foodborne botulism, Kazakhstan

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - Foodborne botulism cluster involving five family members after consuming homemade cold-smoked fish in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan

Zika virus disease, Yemen

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - First documented Zika virus cases in Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula reported in Aden, Yemen; active local circulation confirmed (2025)

Cholera, Zambia

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - Zambia declares a new cholera outbreak; 304 suspected cases and 11 deaths across seven districts in five provinces

Cholera, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      16 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - South Kivu Province, DRC, reports more than 12 700 cholera cases and 175 deaths in 2026

Orf virus infection, Portugal

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - Portugal reports first laboratory-confirmed human orf infection: Occupational zoonosis in a veterinary student after a goat bite (2025)

Novel Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus, Europe

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - Shamonda-like virus (SHAV-EU1/EU2) in Europe: Rapidly expanding multi-country outbreak with congenital malformations in cattle and sheep

Undiagnosed event, New Caledonia

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - RFI: Mass stranding of approximately 20 juvenile sperm whales in Chesterfield Archipelago, New Caledonia; cause unknown

Measles, Syria

Fri Oct 2nd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-02 - Syria reports 765 laboratory-confirmed measles cases and seven related deaths in 2026, with cases concentrated in the northeast and Aleppo

Sindbis virus, Germany

Thu Oct 1st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-10-01 - First confirmed symptomatic autochthonous Sindbis virus infection in Germany, reported in Baden-Württemberg

Dengue, Peru

Thu Oct 1st 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-01 - Dengue surge in Peru continues, with 59 543 cumulative cases and 70 deaths amid El Niño-driven transmission risk

Vibriosis, USA

Thu Oct 1st 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-01 - Vibrio vulnificus cases in Florida, USA, increase to 25, with five deaths across 15 counties

Chikungunya, France

Thu Oct 1st 2026      15 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-01 - Mainland France reports 125 autochthonous chikungunya cases across 19 clusters, 17 still ongoing

Dengue, Sri Lanka

Thu Oct 1st 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-01 - Sri Lanka's dengue outbreak surpasses 100 000 notifications, with 77 deaths; July remains the peak month

Measles, USA

Thu Oct 1st 2026      73 reports (1 new)

- 2026-10-01 - Fifth measles-associated death reported in Pennsylvania, USA, as statewide cases increase to 943 across 39 counties

Anthrax, Bangladesh

Wed Sep 30th 2026      7 reports (2 new)

- 2026-09-30 - Anthrax in cattle with associated human cases in Pirgacha, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh

- 2026-09-28 - 482 human anthrax cases reported in Khulna Division, Bangladesh, amid livestock vaccination gaps and informal slaughter

Leptospirosis, Thailand

Wed Sep 30th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-30 - Leptospirosis cases in Thailand exceed five-year median amid ongoing flooding, with 3303 cases and 46 deaths reported

Pertussis, Kazakhstan

Wed Sep 30th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-30 - West Kazakhstan reports 57 pertussis cases, predominantly among infants under 12 months, amid vaccination gaps

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, North America

Wed Sep 30th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-30 - Multi-county epizootic hemorrhagic disease cases in deer with spillover to dairy cattle in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France

Wed Sep 30th 2026      51 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-30 - 30 Sep 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease cases in DRC exceed 8000, with 3924 deaths; CFR over 60% among children under five

Undiagnosed event, Mexico

Wed Sep 30th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-30 - RFI: Acute illness cluster after cistern cleaning in Chicontepec, Veracruz, Mexico; histoplasmosis and leptospirosis under investigation

Poliomyelitis, Afghanistan

Wed Sep 30th 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-30 - Wild poliovirus cases rise to five in Pakistan and to 32 in Afghanistan; reversal of previous case pattern between the two countries

Poliomyelitis, Pakistan

Wed Sep 30th 2026      23 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-30 - Wild poliovirus cases rise to five in Pakistan and to 32 in Afghanistan; reversal of previous case pattern between the two countries

Avian influenza, China

Tue Sep 29th 2026      19 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-29 - Two human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) in toddlers with poultry exposure in Guangdong and Henan provinces, China

Cholera, Yemen

Tue Sep 29th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-29 - Cholera and acute watery diarrhea cases rising in Yemen, with 7784 cases reported in 2026 and alerts issued at two Aden IDP sites

Gastrointestinal illnesses, Georgia

Tue Sep 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-29 - Simultaneous gastrointestinal illnesses at 20 kindergartens in Tbilisi, Georgia, with more than 100 hospitalized

Tularemia, Russian Federation

Tue Sep 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-29 - RFI: Four tularemia cases, including one in a child, reported in Bashkortostan, Russia, after a year with no reported cases

Avian influenza, USA

Tue Sep 29th 2026      28 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-29 - RFI: First USA HPAI (H5N1) outbreak in captive mink in Utah; regulatory gaps identified

Lumpy skin disease, Russian Federation

Tue Sep 29th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-29 - RFI: Lumpy skin disease confirmed and foot and mouth disease suspected in cattle amid mass culling in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oya virus disease, China

Tue Sep 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-29 - Laboratory-confirmed severe Oya virus infection in a goose-farm worker in Qingyuan, Guangdong Province, China

Diphtheria, Morocco

Mon Sep 28th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-28 - Two diphtheria family clusters with eight cases and two deaths under investigation in Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Avian influenza, Cambodia

Mon Sep 28th 2026      20 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-28 - Sixth human case of HPAI (H5N1) reported in Cambodia in 2026, in a 49-year-old male with poultry exposure in Oddar Meanchey Province

Pathogenic Escherichia coli, USA

Mon Sep 28th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-28 - Multistate E. coli O26:H11 outbreak linked to raw-milk cheese reported in USA, with children disproportionately affected

Fungal endophthalmitis, USA

Mon Sep 28th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-28 - Candida endophthalmitis cluster reported in USA following cataract surgery; source under investigation

Do you know someone who may want to subscribe to the weekly digest? Forward them this email with this link to subscribe.