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.

Anthrax, Bangladesh

Wed Sep 30th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- Anthrax in cattle with associated human cases in Pirgacha, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh

Leptospirosis, Thailand

Wed Sep 30th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Leptospirosis cases in Thailand exceed five-year median amid ongoing flooding, with 3303 cases and 46 deaths reported

Pertussis, Kazakhstan

Wed Sep 30th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- West Kazakhstan reports 57 pertussis cases, predominantly among infants under 12 months, amid vaccination gaps

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, North America

Wed Sep 30th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Multi-county epizootic hemorrhagic disease cases in deer with spillover to dairy cattle in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France

Wed Sep 30th 2026      51 reports (1 new)

- 30 Sep 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease cases in DRC exceed 8000, with 3924 deaths; CFR over 60% among children under five

Undiagnosed event, Mexico

Wed Sep 30th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- RFI: Acute illness cluster after cistern cleaning in Chicontepec, Veracruz, Mexico; histoplasmosis and leptospirosis under investigation

Poliomyelitis, Afghanistan

Wed Sep 30th 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- Wild poliovirus cases rise to five in Pakistan and to 32 in Afghanistan; reversal of previous case pattern between the two countries

Poliomyelitis, Pakistan

Wed Sep 30th 2026      23 reports (1 new)

- Wild poliovirus cases rise to five in Pakistan and to 32 in Afghanistan; reversal of previous case pattern between the two countries