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, Argentina

Thu Sep 17th 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H5) detected in backyard poultry in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Meningococcal disease, Uzbekistan

Thu Sep 17th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Invasive meningococcal disease epidemic in Tashkent, Uzbekistan: 290 cases, 8.3% CFR, January–April 2026

Japanese encephalitis, Nepal

Thu Sep 17th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- Japanese encephalitis outbreak in Nepal: 121 cases and 26 deaths across all seven provinces, with all fatalities unvaccinated

Measles, Mexico

Thu Sep 17th 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- Measles outbreak in Mexico surpasses 19 500 cases and 47 deaths; nosocomial cluster at Veracruz oncology center

West Nile virus, Republic of Moldova

Thu Sep 17th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Autochthonous West Nile virus fever case reported in Chișinău, Moldova, indicating local enzootic amplification

Norovirus, Argentina

Thu Sep 17th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Norovirus outbreak affects about 200 students at a school in Mendoza, Argentina, with two children briefly hospitalized

Malaria, India

Thu Sep 17th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Mumbai, India, reports a 535% increase in Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases from 2015 to 2025