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.

Trachoma, El Salvador

Mon Jul 13th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- WHO validates trachoma elimination in El Salvador, the first in Central America

Avian influenza, Bangladesh

Mon Jul 13th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- Bangladesh reports third human HPAI (H5) case (pediatric, age unknown)

Mpox, Costa Rica

Mon Jul 13th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Two mpox cases confirmed in San José, Costa Rica, with no epidemiological links or recent international trave

Chikungunya, Philippines

Mon Jul 13th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Chikungunya cases increase in Samar Province, Philippines, with 97 cases reported and concentrated in two villages

Foodborne illness, Jordan

Mon Jul 13th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- RFI: Mass foodborne illness in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, with 138 cases; etiology under investigation. RFI on laboratory results

Dengue, Bangladesh

Mon Jul 13th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- Dengue cases in Bangladesh increase during the monsoon season, with nine deaths and 2726 hospitalizations reported this month

Foot and mouth disease, Lesotho

Mon Jul 13th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- First national outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 in Lesotho: Ongoing multidistrict spread in cattle and small ruminants

Undiagnosed event, Russian Federation

Mon Jul 13th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- RFI: Acute gastroenteritis cluster with 19 people hospitalized after eating at a sushi bar in Moscow Oblast, Russia