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.

Hepatitis A, Ecuador

Tue Aug 11th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Ecuador reports 1771 hepatitis A cases in 2026, with an accelerating multi-year trend and the Amazon region disproportionately affected

Tick-borne diseases, Czechia

Tue Aug 11th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Record-breaking surge in Lyme disease in Czechia, with 8108 cases reported in 2026

Salmonellosis, USA

Tue Aug 11th 2026      32 reports (1 new)

- Multistate Salmonella Javiana outbreak in the USA, linked to jalapeño peppers; additional products recalled

Rabies, USA

Tue Aug 11th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- Five bat rabies detections in two months prompt a public health warning in Ohio, USA

Measles, Bangladesh

Tue Aug 11th 2026      11 reports (1 new)

- Measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 138 184 suspected cases and 880 deaths as nationwide transmission continues

Foodborne illness, India

Tue Aug 11th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- RFI: Suspected foodborne illness affecting more than 100 people after a religious event in Bihar, India

Cholera, Cameroon

Tue Aug 11th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Cholera outbreak in Cameroon's Far North expands to nine districts, with 990 cases and 28 deaths

Avian influenza, El Salvador

Tue Aug 11th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Preventive national zoosanitary alert for HPAI in El Salvador amid confirmed HPAI detections in wild birds in neighboring Honduras