Measles outbreak in the Maldives: 121 confirmed cases threaten hard-won elimination status Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=35ba3657-56af-43cc-bf47-f537520eacf4&eventid=323c639b-ad65-4ff2-9084-19fa5db08062&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Pediatric fatalities associated with Chandipura virus infection across states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=fc29c21e-cce0-45b3-8c92-2e46451aecf8&eventid=5aa87f7e-5b22-409e-900f-7c922d2e5a60&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Cambodia reports fifth human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (H5N1) in nine-month-old in Phnom Penh https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=2ccbb76a-47d2-472b-935f-158a905840bd&eventid=999496bb-0b95-44ec-85c3-42e5d79b8820&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Sri Lanka: Dengue cases reach 67 143 as epidemic accelerates, daily average of new cases hits over 1000 https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=26f1b05f-f56a-4217-9950-8581bba5ffc8&eventid=4f53f16b-9a24-47a0-9aa6-a5ca8a9017ed&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

11 Jul 2026 - CDC reports an American citizen working in DRC has tested positive for Bundibugyo virus https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=729e718e-b6f9-4e78-a86c-4dc428f74e86&eventid=1a9a0ef4-262f-45a1-9018-aa8f99d93a7c&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Sustained dengue fever transmission in Yemen with 5786 cases and 30 deaths amid elevated risk of rainy season https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=36962474-4218-45d0-90e4-0ac74fff2fda&eventid=2da917f7-8c72-4975-8823-087f57e306af&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

First detection of avian influenza H5 in native resident seabirds marks new phase of incursion risk in South Australia and Western Australia https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=f8201a19-d38b-4d59-ba88-becd8b114b66&eventid=1bfc0db1-5f8a-4d0d-a9d2-8ff55eb714b3&utm_source=bluesky

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever related fatalities in reported in Tokat and Sivas,Türkiye, during peak tick season https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=3225d3f2-e192-4120-9753-0c2a2315ffa2&eventid=7061f935-a2b4-43e1-be92-ac8238bc3eb2&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Cyclosporiasis, USA - further increases in cases reported across multiple US States; national numbers released by US CDC; investigations ongoing https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a319184b-e9c0-4c9c-816e-1fd22884c7d4&eventid=f4c53ac1-a8bb-4baf-b97b-4b764df4f66d&utm_source=bluesky

Community cluster of Legionnaires' disease in Upper East Side, New York City, USA: Cases increase to 46, investigation ongoing https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=61cc5c7b-4f5d-40e4-a7fe-c1423ca24a7f&eventid=c428887d-bf7b-42a3-bcea-17ee77162149&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Senegal reported six confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) across five regions in the first half of 2026 https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=43e07f86-f7be-4c78-9f37-e2046e39db79&eventid=287249e9-db08-4139-8f69-ba6ff3e8716d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Third mealses-related death confirmed in England, in an adult; 833 measles cases reported in 2026 so far https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=9d215c41-6764-4c62-b03c-310d2ad004e1&eventid=cc468631-4051-4741-b1db-148678237614&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

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10 Jul 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 disease event assessment beaconbio.org/en/report/?e...

First confirmed death from primary amebice encephlaitis (N. fowleri) in 2026 reported in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=40e62dc3-ec5c-4b2f-818d-eeb206c54c45&eventid=ec18e259-42a2-4b11-8635-0c78c0c8c896&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

First local Chagas case reported in San Diego County, California, US; ongoing debate over whether the US is hypoendemic for Chagas disease https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c0283eb6-6eea-4980-9b9c-20e7e2557ebb&eventid=b628c120-5661-41dd-b2fd-783a9251287e&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Sustained measles transmission in Yemen with 14 470 suspected cases and 87 child deaths in government-controlled areas in the first half of 2026 https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=55feeba7-2a3e-4f35-a100-7197198c6da2&eventid=ef6ef90e-f6e5-48d8-8690-230709fdf8da&utm_source=bluesky

259 hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) cases reported in in Udmurtia, Russia, from January to June 2026 https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c163085e-4289-43f7-8414-39d6ca786cfd&eventid=acc88852-9f37-4dfb-bbc5-b84b70e1a1a9&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Request for Information (RFI): Dengue resurgence during rainy season reported in Greater Lomé, Togo. RFI on case numbers https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=082d326e-a99d-4f91-9311-d6e5d8b5ebb5&eventid=641f408f-df6d-4e2a-adb8-842b37e10f61&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

09 Jul 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: 1759 cases, 600 deaths in DRC; cases detected in Tshopo Province; galidesevir approved for compassionate use in Uganda https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=3783bc45-fa3a-4f5f-99c1-f666867fe50e&utm_source=bluesky

Chickenpox surge in the Gaza Strip, Palestine: over 9000 cases reported within two weeks amid mass displacement and overcrowding https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=e24ff0b4-9b72-4a4a-9021-3f338ad2f7a8&eventid=eca768d3-e2e3-4ab1-a49b-c2a7651ee915&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

RFI: Suspected Salmonella foodborne outbreak in Gabes Governorate, Tunisia with over 200 cases linked to wedding banquet prepared at a private residence. RFI on diagnostic test results https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a51ecf48-0104-42db-b4c8-f47cf25f1a2d&utm_source=bluesky

Mass screening detects high liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) positivity among university students in Maha Sarakham, Thailand with more than 4000 students testing positive https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=055fe9a3-f2c1-4476-ab4a-6706d26bf821&utm_source=bluesky

First HIV case linked to injecting drug use reported in Vanuatu Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=bd643593-1e09-4bbd-89b0-663f7c980b28&eventid=fcb87d02-8e8c-4767-9a77-08e40f544dee&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

New avian influenza A(H9N2) case reported in a one-year-old girl in Guangdong Province, China with poultry exposure; no secondary cases identified https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=b5d17c64-c801-4401-9aff-69b6c53a1237&eventid=332198d8-8c87-4f05-86a6-4503d1df4185&utm_source=bluesky

HPAI (H5N1) – Sustained dairy cattle outbreak with 71 herds under quarantine in Idaho, USA Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=f0e7bc91-6d7d-492a-b854-86fa57e0388d&eventid=d15483cd-c27d-4487-b949-a122d9660860&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Locally transmitted human neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm) cases in La Réunion signal endemic establishment https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=55ccb808-97b2-4294-bbeb-e3ab731ad2c0&eventid=f7b05eb9-4953-4f89-ab1d-56ad364a0d1d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Sustained transmission of mpox clade Ib in Madagascar with 4117 cases and 15 deaths across 39 districts https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=55fe3f93-6982-48a2-9279-56ffdc20861c&eventid=9ed0b3c0-e94d-4304-9d0b-767bc6fb9549&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Rotavirus outbreak with suspected link to recreational water exposure at Zadurozhnoe Lake, Lviv region, Ukraine with 49 hospitalizations https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=622b832e-da75-4013-b0db-9258ea1b3455&eventid=82aaa6d2-7ec3-49a6-89f8-6f1d1de99196&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Guanacaste, Costa Rica: Chikungunya outbreak in Playa Langosta with four confirmed cases and 17 probable cases https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=71878a37-2be5-42fc-85ff-6633f1a2276f&eventid=129ea087-1c1b-4d12-a1a6-9df6fc35478f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Foot and mouth disease serotype O outbreak confirmed in North Gyeongsang Province – six farms affected https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=de7d9ca8-dc82-4ade-8345-c62dafa5be09&eventid=83e04dbc-ce05-46f8-82df-cf22a13e5de5&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Australia: Diphtheria cases increase to 413 nationally, predominantly in remote Aboriginal communities across NT and WA https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=de0594af-01b0-4885-9f80-8bc63ab65a87&eventid=8ab057be-eb97-4763-aedf-405f85e81522&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

HPAI H5 – Seven wild bird detections confirmed across three states, with a suspected additional case in South Australia, Australia https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=d7982ffb-eb79-4efe-900f-0ffc0dc6209e&eventid=1bfc0db1-5f8a-4d0d-a9d2-8ff55eb714b3&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Bovine rabies outbreak confirmed in cattle across multiple districts in Ñeembucú department, Paraguay https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=bd837c38-9a04-48f0-9fed-f230f8e92c66&eventid=940c329e-bdd1-44df-bbda-bca1fc94f719&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Rabies in animals and humans – multi-province outbreak with epidemic zones declared in Bangkok and Rayong, Thailand https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=06313d13-ed80-4295-b103-eb6feb325a78&eventid=5e596f4a-6b80-41e1-b795-e6bdbf5c5f60&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan increase to 572; epidemiologic investigations ongoing Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=85b8a07e-a7df-4f89-848f-916e58efd868&eventid=f4c53ac1-a8bb-4baf-b97b-4b764df4f66d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Point-source salmonellosis (S. Enteritidis) outbreak reported in Chișinău, Moldova with 59 cases including 20 hospitalizations, linked to a hotel reception https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=2c8ceaa0-93d9-4b71-8672-1defd49185f0&eventid=6be20b4b-c183-45a6-a78c-d4e98e1d098f&utm_source=bluesky

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) in Jeonnam–Gwangju, South Korea: First confirmed case in 2026 in an elderly farmer during peak transmission season https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=28df2a87-ceca-42b8-93d6-d3f96a5cec91&utm_source=bluesky

Legionnaires' disease community cluster, Upper East Side, New York City, USA: cases increase to 18; investigation ongoing https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=143c4ad8-01d0-4377-a165-94a38aa023f8&eventid=c428887d-bf7b-42a3-bcea-17ee77162149&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

BEACON has been following this outbreak closely. You can find all BEACON analysis on avian influenza in Australia here: beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev...

First confirmed mpox case detected in Guinea-Bissau: clade differentiation pending Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c6c7afd4-3a45-42b4-a69a-42893c30aefc&eventid=c12ac495-e9f2-4f8d-b30e-1a69121c688d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Leptospirosis cases in Piura, Peru, are up 356% compared to 2025; national cases exceed 6000 amid El Niño–related State of Emergency https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a4d525fd-376b-4c68-b0b8-26f2e99bed66&eventid=72171b38-461c-4b00-a2f8-dd93ed09c811&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

RFI: Undiagnosed febrile illnesses among Grand Canyon river rafters, Arizona, USA. RFI on diagnostic test results and any additional cases spr.ly/63320BE6NJY

RFI: Mangumo, Nord-Kivu, DRC: Unidentified fatal illness – nine deaths under investigation in remote mining community. RFI on laboratory results, patient demographics and exposure histories https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=0eeb7707-c136-4f41-9958-2de92a9d96af&utm_source=bluesky

Yellow fever case reported in Grand Gedeh county, Liberia Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=725116b5-f1b1-4c3e-b1fe-3a0a8eb79a08&eventid=65cfdb35-63ab-483e-9236-de3c6452c315&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Measles cases in Guatemala increase to 25 745 with 24 deaths and further geographic spread Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c197fa36-89ce-465a-bb67-271238e8f879&eventid=071c1c0d-a539-4935-b661-a8d073f57d14&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Zambia measles outbreak with 119 confirmed cases and four deaths; Western Province hit hardest Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=87ba83e5-9714-460a-ba7f-fe07e388ffec&eventid=6ae5c2bd-9857-432b-87a5-5d0b612d0a04&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Foot and mouth disease, serotype pending, reported for the first time since 2015 in cattle and pigs in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=09145c64-838e-4d14-9c62-0d7cd22a819a&eventid=83e04dbc-ce05-46f8-82df-cf22a13e5de5&utm_source=bluesky

HPAI (H5N1) in migratory seabirds – six confirmed cases across Western Australia, South Australia, and New South Wales, biosecurity measures activated, Australia https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=eefb74c9-7599-47e9-9042-ceab712ed0d0&utm_source=bluesky

Sustained cholera transmission in Zimbabwe reaches 99 cases and three deaths, expands to seven districts; Penhalonga mining area identified as the transmission epicentre https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=f56665f7-2487-40ee-856b-6fb219e14529&utm_source=bluesky