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.

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

Sun Aug 23rd 2026      46 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-23 - 23 Aug 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease: 5290 confirmed cases and 2516 deaths in DRC, 100 days into response

Swine influenza, USA

Sun Aug 23rd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-23 - Second human case of influenza A(H1N2) variant (swine flu) reported in an individual who attended an agricultural fair in Michigan, USA

Diphtheria, Italy

Sun Aug 23rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-23 - Fatal suspected case of respiratory diphtheria in an unvaccinated child and a linked pediatric case under investigation in Palermo, Italy

Avian influenza, Australia

Sun Aug 23rd 2026      23 reports (2 new)

- 2026-08-23 - First confirmed HPAI (H5N1) infection in a long-nosed fur seal in South Australia marks mammalian spillover

- 2026-08-21 - Expanding HPAI (H5N1) epizootic in Australia, with 290 events across six states and mass seabird mortality

Leptospirosis, Philippines

Sun Aug 23rd 2026      6 reports (2 new)

- 2026-08-23 - Severe leptospirosis admissions surge at Metro Manila hospitals following flooding in Philippines; Quezon City alert threshold exceeded

- 2026-08-20 - Manila, Philippines, reports 156 cases of leptospirosis amid repeated monsoon flooding, including eight in a single day

Influenza, New Zealand

Sat Aug 22nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-22 - Decade-high weekly hospitalization rate for severe respiratory illness in New Zealand amid A(H3N2) subclade K and other respiratory viruses

Chikungunya, France

Sat Aug 22nd 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-22 - Metropolitan France reports 25 autochthonous chikungunya cases across three local transmission events

Salmonellosis, USA

Sat Aug 22nd 2026      34 reports (2 new)

- 2026-08-22 - Multistate Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts reaches 55 cases across 15 US states

- 2026-08-21 - Multistate Salmonella Javiana outbreak across 32 US states, linked to jalapeño peppers from Mexico; 431 cases and 57 hospitalizations

Pathogenic Escherichia coli, USA

Sat Aug 22nd 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-22 - Multistate Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts reaches 55 cases across 15 US states

Cholera, Myanmar

Sat Aug 22nd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-22 - Further increase in diarrheal illness in Yangon, Myanmar, with approximately 500 hospitalized and nine cholera cases confirmed

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Sat Aug 22nd 2026      15 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-22 - 21 Aug 2026 – 46 confirmed animal cases of New World screwworm in Texas and New Mexico, USA

West Nile virus, Spain

Fri Aug 21st 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-21 - West Nile virus (WNV) in four Spanish regions: 63 human cases and equine/bird outbreaks; first horse detections in the Canary Islands

Eastern equine encephalitis, USA

Fri Aug 21st 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-21 - First confirmed autochthonous human case of eastern equine encephalitis in Michigan, USA, since 2021

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis, USA

Fri Aug 21st 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-21 - Child hospitalized with primary amebic meningoencephalitis after likely Naegleria fowleri exposure in Lake Claiborne, Louisiana

Dengue, Malaysia

Fri Aug 21st 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-21 - Malaysia reports 58 079 dengue cases and 55 deaths as of mid-August, a 56.2% increase over the same period in 2025

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Kazakhstan

Fri Aug 21st 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-21 - Eight cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, six linked to livestock contact, in Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan

Mpox, Puerto Rico

Thu Aug 20th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-20 - First mpox clade I detections in Puerto Rico: Two travel-associated cases identified in the metropolitan region

Measles, Mozambique

Thu Aug 20th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-20 - Mozambique's measles outbreak surpasses 2500 cases; four deaths across five provinces amid vaccination coverage gaps

Salmonellosis, Belgium

Thu Aug 20th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-20 - Cases in Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to a large poultry farm in Belgium increase to around 300; multi-country recall

Amatoxin poisoning, Russian Federation

Thu Aug 20th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-20 - Mushroom poisoning (amatoxin) in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia: 18 cases, including three deaths linked to Amanita phalloides (death cap)

Influenza, India

Thu Aug 20th 2026      2 reports (2 new)

- 2026-08-20 - Respiratory illness cluster at a school in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India: Two confirmed influenza cases; notice issued; surveillance ongoing

- 2026-08-18 - RFI: Influenza-like illness cluster with two confirmed H1N1 cases at a school in Bengaluru, India. RFI on case details and diagnostics

Mpox, Guinea-Bissau

Thu Aug 20th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-20 - Guinea-Bissau’s first mpox outbreak reaches seven confirmed cases, with children comprising half of suspected cases

Rabies, USA

Thu Aug 20th 2026      12 reports (2 new)

- 2026-08-20 - Wildlife rabies cases with spillover to a domestic dog in Texas, USA

- 2026-08-19 - Third rabies-positive beaver detected in Maryland following child bite, USA

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, UK

Wed Aug 19th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-19 - Isolated case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) confirmed in cattle in Scotland, UK; no risk to human health

Leptospirosis, Dominican Republic

Wed Aug 19th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-19 - Dominican Republic reports 260 confirmed cases of leptospirosis and 19 deaths; cumulative incidence 172% higher than in 2025

Dengue, Peru

Wed Aug 19th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-19 - Peru reports 42 440 dengue cases, a 41% year-over-year increase, amid Coastal El Niño conditions in northern departments

Avian influenza, China

Wed Aug 19th 2026      15 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-19 - Human case of influenza A(H9N2) virus infection reported in Yunnan, China, in a child <5 years of age with poultry exposure

Measles, Sweden

Wed Aug 19th 2026      2 reports (2 new)

- 2026-08-19 - Measles cases linked to festival in Sweden increase to 21

- 2026-08-17 - Sweden reports ten suspected measles cases linked to a music festival; EU notification issued

Salmonellosis, UK

Wed Aug 19th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-19 - Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak with 207 confirmed cases and one associated death in UK; imported eggs under investigation

Malaria, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Wed Aug 19th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-19 - More than 373 000 malaria cases and 106 deaths reported in Ituri Province, DRC; mass drug administration campaign launched

Foot and mouth disease, Greece

Wed Aug 19th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-19 - Foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 topotype lll: 173 livestock outbreaks in Lesvos, Greece, with uncontrolled animal reservoir risk

Chikungunya, Nicaragua

Tue Aug 18th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-18 - Chikungunya cases in Nicaragua increase to 1384; underreporting suspected

Rabies, Israel

Tue Aug 18th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-18 - Rabies-infected dog at Yarkon Park in Ramat Gan; human exposures and geographic spread into central Israel

West Nile virus, Netherlands

Tue Aug 18th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-18 - Autochthonous asymptomatic human case of West Nile virus (WNV) detected in a blood donor in the Netherlands; first human case since 2020

Measles, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tue Aug 18th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-18 - Measles in North Kivu and South Kivu, DRC: More than 54 000 suspected cases amid concurrent Ebola and cholera emergencies

Novel Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus, Europe

Tue Aug 18th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-18 - First detection of Shamonda-like virus in cattle in the Netherlands; suspected cases under investigation in Belgium

Dengue, Philippines

Tue Aug 18th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-18 - Dengue epidemic in Zamboanga City, Philippines, reaches 1635 cases and 14 deaths amid sustained elevated transmission

Legionellosis, Canada

Tue Aug 18th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-18 - Legionnaires' disease cluster reported in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with six confirmed cases; source investigation ongoing

Chikungunya, Brazil

Mon Aug 17th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-17 - Chikungunya cases in Bahia, Brazil, increase to 8117—more than four times the number reported during the same period in 2025

COVID-19, China

Mon Aug 17th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-17 - Nationwide summer wave of COVID-19 (NB.1.8.1) in China reaches peak plateau, with 21.2% sentinel positivity

COVID-19, Taiwan

Mon Aug 17th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-17 - COVID-19 and influenza cluster reported among 194 alternative service recruits at Chenggongling Training Center, Taichung, Taiwan