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.

Avian influenza, China

Tue Sep 29th 2026      19 reports (1 new)

- 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)

- 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)

- Simultaneous gastrointestinal illnesses at 20 kindergartens in Tbilisi, Georgia, with more than 100 hospitalize

Tularemia, Russian Federation

Tue Sep 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 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)

- 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)

- 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)

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