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.

Leishmaniasis/leishmaniosis, Mexico

Thu Aug 6th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Cutaneous leishmaniasis surge in Campeche, Mexico: 51 confirmed cases, nearly a 12-fold increase year-on-year; rising national transmission

Zika virus disease, Fiji

Thu Aug 6th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Zika virus disease among US and New Zealand travelers returning from Fiji: RFI on transmission in Fiji and additional related cases

Legionellosis, USA

Thu Aug 6th 2026      29 reports (1 new)

- Legionnaires' disease cluster at a long-term care facility in Thornville, Ohio, USA, with eight hospitalized; source investigation ongoing

Chikungunya, Nicaragua

Thu Aug 6th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Chikungunya outbreak in Nicaragua, resulting in cross-border spread to Costa Rica

Salmonellosis, USA

Thu Aug 6th 2026      31 reports (1 new)

- Salmonella Javiana outbreak across 27 US states, linked to imported jalapeño peppers; 345 reported cases and ongoing investigations

Rabies, USA

Thu Aug 6th 2026      9 reports (2 new)

- Two confirmed cases of rabies in beavers with human exposure in Frederick County, Maryland, USA

- Rabies: Cluster of rabid beaver attacks prompts closures and wildlife epizootic investigation, Frederick County, Maryland, USA