Los Angeles, California, USA reports flea-borne typhus outbreak with seven cases including six hospitalizations https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=b0c03aeb-25e7-4816-a8cb-a3bb8ef3314e&eventid=87aaacf2-a81c-4e8a-ab0b-b1f7f057dc8d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

USA: Multistate hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported frozen concha negra (black clam) shell meat with 37 cases across four states https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=facddd82-1e89-4d85-b87e-f77dc07251ff&eventid=9885b370-3fd7-49e7-a2d2-a6d521697fc6&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria reaches 1086 confirmed cases and 259 deaths with weekly incidence declining https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c67612ff-7755-4cf6-880f-4da792d8b6f6&eventid=49924204-5756-43b7-b30a-65e3354be0da&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

California reports five-year high in WNV cases with 147 cases and ten deaths; Los Angeles County bears the highest burden https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=ddf597c8-ab67-43ac-b11a-ff23f2e68334&eventid=06189783-12d9-4850-a702-3ccc4b256e5f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

RFI: 36 deaths in Ifanadiana, Madagascar; measles and malaria suspected. RFI on diagnostic results and epidemiological findings https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=1afbc391-ce31-48d0-a39e-ab4b48c2e9c6&eventid=a659b6fd-cab5-43f7-9575-5cd3d77abbaf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

European Food Safety Authority and European Commission launch #NoBirdFlu campaign ahead of autumn bird migration https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=73e3dbfa-967d-4149-bdd5-4fffcb6dafa5&eventid=f9a30c0f-58a6-4695-87fa-4a2402a22ef5&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Philippines reports 10 936 leptospirosis cases as of 16 Sep 2026, with epidemic thresholds exceeded in areas across ten regions https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=49226048-bb41-4e84-8788-b65ccb62b89f&eventid=21462f16-f23d-4c16-ace5-0c0317a62c07&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Multistate Salmonella Paratyphi outbreak across 12 US states linked to pet turtles Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=19170a04-0f23-40c9-b0cc-6ebb93f64f25&eventid=6a50eced-5b6d-4a08-b25d-b45132969687&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Sri Lanka reports 98 616 dengue cases and 75 deaths in September 2026, with weekly cases declining after July peak https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=5362292e-8c4a-4b6a-8e1d-389cf67c226e&eventid=4f53f16b-9a24-47a0-9aa6-a5ca8a9017ed&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

First detection of influenza A(H5) in poultry — multi-district spread under investigation, Suriname Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=0cdf6c8a-a5c8-4cdf-a5da-e5f6e7752cc1&eventid=5e12b41b-87b5-43ca-9089-46c34f24fee4&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Bangladesh reports 65 499 dengue hospital admissions and 195 deaths in 2026, with admissions recorded across all eight divisions https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=17704957-3131-4e36-a4fd-8b6f348d1b56&eventid=f6578d2b-0872-4bb1-913b-9d586512e00f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Request for information (RFI): Suspected yellow fever outbreak among the Fulbe nomadic community in Sissala East, Ghana, with 21 reported deaths https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=881d2e8c-bbe5-4fd0-abbc-03052f37d920&eventid=becbb125-2d1e-4029-b7bd-cd61588d4b1f&utm_source=bluesky

21 Sep 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease cases in DRC increase to 7672; vaccine trial initiated Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=e79a8a1e-119f-46ec-8ec8-b60b580d1d01&eventid=1a9a0ef4-262f-45a1-9018-aa8f99d93a7c&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Kasaï, DRC, reports mpox outbreak across nine health zones with 77 suspected cases, 16 laboratory-confirmed cases, and three deaths https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=866eff47-7e2c-421b-931f-2928369469f9&eventid=12e5dd59-09db-45e8-b279-910c56a82d76&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

RFI follow up: Suspected mpox cases in Luebo, Kasaï province, DRC increase to 76 with eight deaths; national and provincial response under way https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=af6a2cbd-1d59-4593-9131-b8fcd2f37376&eventid=12e5dd59-09db-45e8-b279-910c56a82d76&utm_source=bluesky

Nicaragua reports 3109 chikungunya cases in 2026, with 68% detected in last six weeks Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=cfe27e31-412e-4003-858d-c3cd031e39fb&eventid=4b669346-10a1-4566-9475-0801de438ae3&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Netherlands reports 28 autochthonous West Nile virus cases across six provinces in 2026, including four deaths; blood safety measures expanded https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c0e95801-0a06-440b-8ee9-6dcc23f8ef25&eventid=61162abb-e0cc-423c-a001-61fe505c2f11&utm_source=bluesky

Foot and mouth disease SAT 1 serotype detected in cattle, Selenge Province near the Russian border, Mongolia https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=af2fbb17-444e-4bd8-aa5f-9974083079b7&eventid=cc176b27-060e-4351-aa9c-f3b30e9a9591&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Last week some of our team joined health-tech groups from the UK & around the world at Google's London office for their Antigravity Skills Partner Workshop for Global Health & Bioresilience. At the workshop, our team worked on improving verification of signals BEACON finds through webscraping.

Pages Islands and Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia: H5 avian influenza – confirmed spillover into endangered Australian sea lions (*Neophoca cinerea*) at key breeding colony https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=6fd1b4d2-528b-4af5-8e87-2273db036244&utm_source=bluesky

RFI: Suspected foodborne outbreak with at least 35 cases, linked to wedding event in Daraa Governorate, Syria. RFI on lab testing https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=582195bf-0359-4f02-9e54-18487c29e555&eventid=169f9aa0-8eb3-4659-9166-5cbd9d84f833&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

BEACON is seeking Veterinary Outbreak Analysts based in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia to provide human oversight and quality control to veterinary disease signals in BEACON’s biothreats signal pipeline and AI generated reporting. More details on how to apply here: spr.ly/63329BGrOgb

Mumps outbreak at San Diego State University in California, USA, involves three confirmed and two probable cases among student-athletes https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a69f7f54-75b9-4155-b7a9-849c23307cfd&eventid=632db660-2727-4ceb-a9f4-46272e879593&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Dengue-related death in Hillsborough County, Florida, USA, as autochthonous cases statewide reach 152 https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=13ceef26-e0dd-4861-8273-a64451ce9a40&eventid=82e3bc0d-4d3f-482f-853e-dab705adce53&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Newcastle disease, 36th outbreak in Spain in 2026 highlights ongoing transmission in domestic poultry https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=845cf43f-2fbc-4138-acac-86b5962342d7&eventid=ed76ff8a-67c9-47bb-93b3-ec55a0de7668&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Thailand recorded three cases of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) in 2026, including two fatalities: now notifiable https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7de28ae7-2c9a-45fa-aaf3-62a10a29095c&eventid=a6193ba4-fd20-4441-93c6-a02ab5d15b80&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Cholera outbreak reported among Kenyatta university students in Nairobi, Kenya; linked to external food trading hub. RFI on case count and testing. https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=83c92f59-e9fe-4c25-9f6c-5b8ff6c08ab5&eventid=f929ed17-c039-40a7-ab56-5b91eac89ee6&utm_source=bluesky

19 Sep 2026 - New World screwworm: Second U.S. equine case and first in New Mexico; 50 cases confirmed in USA https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=d1607c32-b675-4c79-9e1c-4918cbefd694&eventid=b5bde48c-0ffa-4fdb-9721-e6cda09cdb0d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Ceuta, Spain: First confirmed mpox case in a pediatric migrant at a migration reception center, clade pending https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=235efaa8-444a-436f-a97f-9640e159a9ef&eventid=ca7a3e0b-efd3-475d-b317-ca6d579bc1e5&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

New Caledonia: Seasonal influenza resurgence amid active Pacific regional circulation; heightened vigilance for vulnerable groups https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a842d166-2751-4ab4-a289-8abc1f4d7b83&eventid=5ed00bc2-7298-4439-ae86-092a8f37f87f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social