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.

Diphtheria, Morocco

Mon Sep 28th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Two diphtheria family clusters with eight cases and two deaths under investigation in Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Avian influenza, Cambodia

Mon Sep 28th 2026      20 reports (1 new)

- Sixth human case of HPAI (H5N1) reported in Cambodia in 2026, in a 49-year-old male with poultry exposure in Oddar Meanchey Province

Anthrax, Bangladesh

Mon Sep 28th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 482 human anthrax cases reported in Khulna Division, Bangladesh, amid livestock vaccination gaps and informal slaughter

Pathogenic Escherichia coli, USA

Mon Sep 28th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- Multistate E. coli O26:H11 outbreak linked to raw-milk cheese reported in USA, with children disproportionately affected

Fungal endophthalmitis, USA

Mon Sep 28th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Candida endophthalmitis cluster reported in USA following cataract surgery; source under investigation