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, Taiwan

Sat Sep 26th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H5N1) detected in guinea fowl in Taoyuan City, Taiwan: First detection in Dayuan District since 2018

Undiagnosed event, El Salvador

Sat Sep 26th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Fever-and-rash consultations in El Salvador rise to 2037; measles cases remain at 58. RFI on diagnostic and epidemiological findings

Measles, Peru

Sat Sep 26th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- Peru reports 2438 confirmed measles cases and the first death in the current outbreak; community transmission reported in Loreto Region

Chikungunya, Guadeloupe

Sat Sep 26th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Guadeloupe confirms one imported chikungunya case from French Guiana; targeted mosquito-control measures implemented

Salmonellosis, Czechia

Sat Sep 26th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Salmonellosis outbreak linked to school meals in Prague, Czechia: 363 people sick, including 22 confirmed cases and 50 hospitalized

African swine fever, Finland

Sat Sep 26th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- African swine fever spreads in southeastern Finland, with six new detections in wild boar