BEACON Disease Event Digest: Week of August 31st to September 6th
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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.

Plague, Mongolia

Sun Sep 6th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-06 - Active natural plague foci in Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia, and recent human cases

Hantavirus, Argentina

Sun Sep 6th 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-06 - Two hantavirus cases with suspected human-to-human transmission reported in Neuquén Province, Argentina

Leptospirosis, Philippines

Sun Sep 6th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-06 - Leptospirosis notifications in Philippines rise after monsoon floods; six regions hit epidemic thresholds; hospitals operating under strain

Mpox, Ukraine

Sun Sep 6th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-06 - Mpox clade lb confirmed in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, in a returning traveler from Europe

Arboviral diseases, UK

Sat Sep 5th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-05 - First confirmed breeding of invasive Aedes aegypti in East London, UK; no human cases, enhanced surveillance underway

Avian influenza, Uruguay

Sat Sep 5th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-05 - HPAI (H5) in backyard birds in Colonia Department, Uruguay: National health emergency declared

Salmonellosis, France

Sat Sep 5th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-05 - Salmonella outbreak linked to pumpkin seeds with 81 cases across 10 regions in France and product distribution to Luxembourg

Anthrax, Haiti

Sat Sep 5th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-05 - RFI: Anthrax outbreak with 13 suspected human cases, two human deaths, and 20 dead animals in Grand'Anse, Haiti

Infectious disease alert, Nepal

Sat Sep 5th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-05 - Nepal’s Bagmati Province faces post-flood communicable-disease risks following the 26 Aug 2026 Bhote Koshi floods

Asian longhorned tick nairovirus, China

Sat Sep 5th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-05 - Novel tick-borne virus (Asian longhorned tick nairovirus) identified in febrile patients at sentinel hospitals in China (NEJM, 2026)

Mpox, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri Sep 4th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-04 - RFI: Suspected mpox-compatible illnesses in Luebo, Kasai Province, DRC; laboratory results pending

Salmonellosis, Mexico

Fri Sep 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-04 - 135 gastroenteritis cases among resident physicians at Hospital General de México; Salmonella spp. detected, outsourced cafeteria suspended

Malaria, Namibia

Fri Sep 4th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-04 - Over 122 000 malaria cases and 122 deaths reported in Namibia in 2026 amid Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) coverage gap

Foodborne illness, Indonesia

Fri Sep 4th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-04 - Food poisoning outbreaks linked to government’s Free Nutritious Meal program in Indonesia: more than 1700 cases in one week

Bluetongue, UK

Fri Sep 4th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-04 - Unprecedented livestock outbreak of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in UK, with 825 confirmed premises and ongoing northward spread

Avian influenza, Chile

Thu Sep 3rd 2026      16 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-03 - New HPAI (H5N1) outbreaks in backyard poultry in Los Lagos Region, Chile; 15 cumulative cases amid persistent risk at wild-bird interface

Undiagnosed event, India

Thu Sep 3rd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-03 - RFI: One child death and about 50 hospitalizations after chloroquine administration at a medical camp in Andhra Pradesh, India

Hepatitis C, Taiwan

Thu Sep 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-03 - Iatrogenic acute hepatitis C cluster of 11 cases at a Banqiao clinic in Taiwan; lookback investigation of 1118 injection recipients underway

Legionellosis, France

Thu Sep 3rd 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-03 - Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Savoie, France: Epidemiological link to a restaurant’s misting system identified

Norovirus, Belgium

Thu Sep 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-03 - Norovirus outbreak with 175 cases at Dutch university orientation camp in Antwerp Province, Belgium, prompting cross-border response

African swine fever, Spain

Thu Sep 3rd 2026      28 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-03 - Second consecutive week with no new African swine fever detections in wild boars in Catalonia, Spain, amid ongoing containment efforts

Dengue, Marshall Islands

Thu Sep 3rd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-03 - Dengue fever outbreak in Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands: DENV-1 confirmed, 40 cases with active community transmission

Avian influenza, China

Wed Sep 2nd 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-02 - Human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Beijing Municipality, China, in a pediatric patient with exposure to poultry market

Respiratory illness, Chile

Wed Sep 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-02 - Chile reports 57.9% respiratory-virus positivity in week 34 and a seasonal peak in pediatric respiratory hospitalizations

Novel Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus, Europe

Wed Sep 2nd 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-02 - Emergence of Shamonda virus dual-variant (SHAV-EU1, SHAV-EU2) in multispecies livestock in Germany, with fatal equine neurological disease

Gastroenteritis, Türkiye

Wed Sep 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-02 - RFI: Acute gastroenteritis outbreak affecting more than 700 people in Görele District, Giresun, Türkiye. RFI on diagnostic testing

Psittacosis, Russian Federation

Wed Sep 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-02 - Occupationally acquired psittacosis in a veterinarian with exposure to exotic birds in Moscow, Russia

Mycobacterial infection, Bangladesh

Wed Sep 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-02 - RFI: Nosocomial mycobacterial wound infection cluster after surgical procedures at private clinic in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh

Foot and mouth disease, global

Wed Sep 2nd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-02 - Foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 detections across Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa signal unprecedented serotype range expansion

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Kazakhstan

Tue Sep 1st 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-01 - First confirmed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case in Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, a previously non-endemic region, amid 36 nationwide cases

Tularemia, Latvia

Tue Sep 1st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-01 - Increase in reported tularemia cases in Latvia exceeds decade-long baseline

Rabies, USA

Tue Sep 1st 2026      16 reports (2 new)

- 2026-09-01 - Concurrent wildlife rabies cases in USA and evidence of persistent underdiagnosis in humans

- 2026-08-31 - Rabies in goats at mobile petting zoo — multi-county human exposure across six counties, North Carolina, USA

Trypanosomiasis, Zambia

Tue Sep 1st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-09-01 - GeoSentinel report: East African trypanosomiasis reported in two hunters in Luangwa Valley, Eastern Province, Zambia

Marine toxin poisoning, Brazil

Tue Sep 1st 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-01 - Ciguatera fish poisoning cluster in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil, during peak season, amid four-year endemic surveillance

Gastroenteritis, Portugal

Tue Sep 1st 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-01 - Follow-up report: Azores multi-island acute gastroenteritis outbreak; laboratory-confirmed norovirus on Faial and São Miguel

Dengue, Sri Lanka

Tue Sep 1st 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-01 - Sri Lanka dengue cases decline through August after July peak; cumulative 2026 total nears 95 500 with 72 deaths

Norovirus, Portugal

Tue Sep 1st 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-09-01 - Follow-up report: Azores multi-island acute gastroenteritis outbreak; laboratory-confirmed norovirus on Faial and São Miguel

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Austria

Mon Aug 31st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-31 - First confirmed case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever reported in Vienna, Austria; travel-associated importation from the Middle East

Cholera, Nigeria

Mon Aug 31st 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-31 - Over 65 000 suspected cholera cases reported in Nigeria in 2026, with risk of continued transmission during the rainy season

Undiagnosed event, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mon Aug 31st 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-31 - RFI: Point-source, high-severity foodborne illness cluster in Beni territory, North Kivu, DRC, linked to cassava flour

Clonorchiasis, China

Mon Aug 31st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-31 - First Clonorchis sinensis cluster in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China, a low-prevalence area, linked to raw freshwater fish

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