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.

Chikungunya, Nicaragua

Tue Aug 18th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Chikungunya cases in Nicaragua increase to 1384; underreporting suspected

Rabies, Israel

Tue Aug 18th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Rabies-infected dog at Yarkon Park in Ramat Gan; human exposures and geographic spread into central Israel

Measles, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tue Aug 18th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Measles in North Kivu and South Kivu, DRC: More than 54 000 suspected cases amid concurrent Ebola and cholera emergencies

Novel Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus, Europe

Tue Aug 18th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- First detection of Shamonda-like virus in cattle in the Netherlands; suspected cases under investigation in Belgium

Dengue, Philippines

Tue Aug 18th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Dengue epidemic in Zamboanga City, Philippines, reaches 1635 cases and 14 deaths amid sustained elevated transmission

Influenza, India

Tue Aug 18th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Influenza-like illness cluster with two confirmed H1N1 cases at a school in Bengaluru, India. RFI on case details and diagnostics

Legionellosis, Canada

Tue Aug 18th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- Legionnaires' disease cluster reported in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with six confirmed cases; source investigation ongoing