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.

Avian influenza, Bangladesh

Tue Sep 22nd 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Bangladesh reports fourth human case of HPAI (H5) in 2026 in a child with backyard poultry exposure in Rangpur Division

Dengue, Bangladesh

Tue Sep 22nd 2026      13 reports (1 new)

- Bangladesh reports 65 499 dengue hospital admissions and 195 deaths across all eight divisions in 2026

Dengue, Sri Lanka

Tue Sep 22nd 2026      11 reports (1 new)

- Sri Lanka reports 99 343 dengue cases and 76 deaths in 2026, with weekly cases declining after July peak

Salmonellosis, USA

Tue Sep 22nd 2026      37 reports (1 new)

- Multistate Salmonella Paratyphi outbreak across 12 US states linked to pet turtles

Yellow fever, Ghana

Tue Sep 22nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Suspected yellow fever outbreak among the Fulbe nomadic community in Sissala East, Ghana, with 21 reported deaths

Avian influenza, Suriname

Tue Sep 22nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- First detection of avian influenza (H5) in poultry in Suriname; multidistrict spread under investigation