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Food-borne outbreak linked to bread consumption in Vung Tau, Viet Nam: update with laboratory confirmation of Salmonella
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7fee3330-6039-44ae-84b4-99e0c316dc92&eventid=a548286d-06a2-4622-9d42-6959905d9c34&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
African swine fever persists in Tay Ninh, Viet Nam, with new outbreaks in seven communes
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=8827a5e1-6657-4968-bd50-e1e2c9aa4ebb&eventid=899e0630-d6ea-471c-8947-954d0bd9486d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Increase in Legionnaires' disease cases under investigation in north-west and south-west areas of London, United Kingdom
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=539f38f3-ad06-4985-a7be-55a08fa64d6e&eventid=c28ef0cd-53bf-4ec5-875b-e450267fa3e1&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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African swine fever continues to spread among wild boar populations in the Barcelona metropolitan area, with 216 confirmed cases across 8 municipalities as of 05 March 2026.
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a30d94e3-0189-4c14-bb56-dfafa256966b&utm_source=bluesky
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile: Dengue cases increase to 14 with local transmission
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=d36bd8cd-9020-4571-9a4f-1052bafccf32&eventid=385bedd8-ed76-4f6d-ba27-ba7581fcc684&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Request for information (RFI): Suspected Ebola virus disease case under investigation in Beni, North Kivu Provi...
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=69435d8a-cde2-49f5-a384-8d0278844671&eventid=bc2748bc-fa2f-4aad-894b-919de2e1052f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Sudan reports over 600 dengue cases and four deaths in Northern State
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=3bb3e587-6fb3-400d-be1a-365679cbbe64&eventid=e4aeb62c-0b61-4ce2-9828-3be4de82ccc2&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
HPAI (H5) detected in commercial breeder facility BolΓvar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=5475b24d-9050-4732-8acf-fc022530c1ce&eventid=17b9bafc-3662-4dd7-9411-5e00209f5346&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
HPAI (H5N1) detected in backyard birds in ValparaΓso region and wild swans in Maule region, Chile
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7538a396-bd02-4685-b0bf-924ed5c878d2&eventid=54d296d1-35de-43ea-90ab-457307165a5e&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
HPAI (H5N1) detected in free-range chicken farms in Yunlin County, Taiwan
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=cba1c2f2-f72f-4b21-808d-874e746d0877&eventid=2d913fe7-dff3-4991-b19e-4b0ad0d66161&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Hong Kong: Acute gastroenteritis outbreak at training institute β 53 cases linked to suspected foodborne transmission
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=eb688a08-4919-468c-818c-b7be0f83c664&eventid=d49d701a-8849-4678-a01a-8875d5191659&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Thailand records over 10,000 varicella (chickenpox) cases in early 2026, primarily among school aged children amid absence of routine immunization
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a9ba47f2-2f15-4a3d-96a2-36a497a531cf&eventid=5d4256ea-2482-4708-9edd-884d9d9a6a31&utm_source=bluesky
What you need to know about leprospirosis_Fiji Government
Postβflood increase in leptospirosis and typhoid fever following tropical cyclone Urmil, Fiji
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=1ef9fa9d-7ca4-4a03-8628-8f24c667728a&eventid=ba1c781a-d9c3-4377-a43d-312ab45d1a9e&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Chikungunya transmission detected in indigenous communities in Brazilβs centralβwest
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=fbade566-1af9-4d81-96aa-736ece4702d3&eventid=3a45bc2a-d216-4c57-8875-1f2e024fc6b9&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Kongo Central Province, DRC: Bacterial meningitis β serogroup W135 outbreak in school setting
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=2b2f6bbf-0df9-4bc4-9ea8-b7795e6d7936&eventid=1bb1fad4-4576-4d14-96d8-ce1c8d918586&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Argentina reports HPAI (H5) in backyard poultry in Mar del Plata and ChascomΓΊs, Buenos Aires Province
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=d46df8b2-cc9a-4e54-a40b-d6e9b475c8cb&eventid=17b9bafc-3662-4dd7-9411-5e00209f5346&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Rabies situation in Viet Nam intensifies in early 2026 with human fatalities and animal outbreaks
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c8ed2fc9-fe63-4a14-ad30-58b70637bffe&eventid=45119243-b346-455d-86c0-3fc1e6eade6b&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Lyantonde District, Uganda: Anthrax outbreak linked to contaminated meat consumption
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=77fada06-c10a-4b82-8d39-d4bbb2a75034&eventid=b7d68e2d-09fa-425d-b53b-b45e1a291f9b&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam: Pointβsource food poisoning outbreak linked to a street food vendor (92 cases)
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=8812d6a0-3ec5-4527-810f-193b7430fa85&eventid=c7086ce2-01fb-4106-bf08-9b270dfb1cc3&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
HPAI (H5N) confirmed in coscoroba swans β 15 deaths reported at Taim Ecological Reserve, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=4122d31f-0d5a-4070-b6a5-9b496188bdca&eventid=3a3b130d-bcd7-458e-bf6b-21f81d15ffbb&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Minstry of Health Indonesia. Measles Cases on the Rise (in Indonesian)
Measles in Indonesia: persistent transmission despite immunization campaigns
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=88d14786-3995-4565-b561-23dd6a1554d4&eventid=8ac18dc0-44b5-4eda-9587-4d5e45f99767&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
HPAI (H5) detected in wild birds at urban ecological reserve in Buens Aires Province, Argentina
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=f7845f24-5ffd-44d8-b18d-764079b6f091&eventid=17b9bafc-3662-4dd7-9411-5e00209f5346&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
logos for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic games
The Milano Cortina Paralympics officially start today, bringing together 650 athletes from 50 countries, plus 1000s of spectators & staff. Building on coverage of the Olympics, BEACON will share focused reporting on outbreaks related to this global mass gathering.
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374898968_Anthrax_in_one_health_in_Southern_and_Southeastern_Europe_-_the_effect_of_climate_change
Anthrax outbreak reported on a cattle farm in Ε ibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=70abf448-0bcb-4a32-99c4-490691c22a4c&eventid=3520b4db-2966-4947-a288-b7a31c0280e1&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
First laboratory confirmed chikungunya case since 2021 reported in Saint Lucia amid regional resurgence
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=b2405e6f-edca-41d0-9cbe-814543fdeab0&eventid=d2daa265-86b6-4e85-aac1-e7dfae60c7db&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
First wild poliovirus 1 case of 2026 detected in Pakistan, in a four-year-old child in Sujawal district, Sindh
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=a583723b-7306-4acf-96b6-8be3a193303b&eventid=3b20e0f0-76a5-491a-9e49-dbd13484f9ca&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
HPAI (H5N1) detected in wild birds at El Yali wetland in Valparaiso Region, Chile
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=6b60157c-d285-4c34-9518-4caf0c61de73&eventid=54d296d1-35de-43ea-90ab-457307165a5e&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Two severe enterovirus cases reported in children in Taiwan, with neurological complications; first severe cases in 2026
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=4cec6af7-9d9c-46e5-a4f1-cb2e5a8ef02e&eventid=3e02e9d2-f186-4ae8-a226-3eb343109058&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Leptospirosis outbreak with 36 cases and one reported pediatric death in Ferozepur, Punjab, India
Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=02d54033-9d49-45f2-a799-36f11e5cd8ec&eventid=2ca8073f-cb06-4823-bf35-f48d9859df03&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
MSP guarantees neonatal safety at the Guayaquil University Hospital
Request for information (RFI): Recurrent neonatal Serratia outbreak reported in Guayaquil, Ecuador. RFI on case numbers and clinical and environmental sample testing results
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=3a5d279a-d9c1-4323-beb3-064f7c9047f3&utm_source=bluesky