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.

RSV, Panama

Tue Aug 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 13 deaths from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reported in children under five in Panama with RSV activity above alert threshold

Legionellosis, Switzerland

Tue Aug 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Legionnaires' disease cluster with 26 cases including one death reported in Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Mpox, Mayotte

Tue Aug 4th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Mpox cases in Mayotte increase to 43, including 23 autochthonous cases

Measles, El Salvador

Tue Aug 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Measles cases reported at several health facilities in El Salvador, suggesting local transmission amid importation pressure

Rabies, Canada

Tue Aug 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- First spillover of raccoon rabies to domestic cat with human exposures amid rapidly rising wildlife case counts in 2026 in Quebec, Canada

Avian influenza, Australia

Tue Aug 4th 2026      16 reports (1 new)

- 102 detections of HPAI H5N1 (clade 2.3.4.4b) in wild birds across five Australian states

Chandipura virus, India

Tue Aug 4th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Pediatric Chandipura virus cases in Gujarat State, India, increase to 35 with 22 deaths during the 2026 monsoon season

Measles, Yemen

Tue Aug 4th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Public health emergency declared in Marib, Yemen, amid a measles outbreak with 1624 cases and 12 deaths in displacement camps