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Iraq: 270 CCHF cases and 17 deaths reported as of mid-July 2026; Dhi Qar bears highest burden Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=aa69ae5d-1ebf-4274-9786-489971a8b083&eventid=6f7b5778-20f7-40d1-b723-c7e59ffb7806&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Multistate, USA: CDC reports 1645 domestic cases cyclosporiasis with over 5100 additional cases pending confirmation, salad greens suspected https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=cca7d68e-e687-4106-944e-70f6ba14ff05&eventid=f4c53ac1-a8bb-4baf-b97b-4b764df4f66d&utm_source=bluesky
Legionnaires' disease community cluster in New York City grows to 63 cases, source under investigation: in depth analysis https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=1a3e821d-aed4-439e-b40c-278233e504cf&eventid=c428887d-bf7b-42a3-bcea-17ee77162149&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Broiler outbreak of Newcastle disease (genotype VII.2) rapidly expanding across Valladolid and Zamora provinces, Castile and León, Spain https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=bebbf485-4a95-40be-a38d-baa016f64ccb&eventid=ed76ff8a-67c9-47bb-93b3-ec55a0de7668&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
RFI: Acute gastroenteritis cluster with 19 people hospitalized after eating at a sushi bar in Moscow, Russia spr.ly/63321BEnHiS
First national outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 in Lesotho: Ongoing multidistrict spread in cattle and small ruminants https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7a74b82e-5022-4383-a357-4a2213e5b2df&eventid=a69f9112-7b6a-48b8-8c7b-2fb206d8aa71&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cyclosporiasis cases increase to more than 300 in Michigan and to more than 250 in Ohio, USA; source investigations ongoing https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=303abf9e-9470-41b5-87f2-1e404debd008&eventid=f4c53ac1-a8bb-4baf-b97b-4b764df4f66d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Cases in the norovirus outbreak in David, Chiriquí, Panama have reached 2576 and are now declining; source remains under investigation https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=2dda099a-bbcb-46fd-a9e3-92c28a7a944e&eventid=c67d3eda-3f1d-4866-b364-dc57b7afea78&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Foot and mouth disease serotype A re-emerges in Cao Bang and Thai Nguyen Provinces, Viet Nam Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=9ea67640-10ca-467a-a8e5-3e2d3f903739&eventid=b40ca340-a230-4945-8e25-623713d8cdaf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Foot and mouth disease (SAT1) – multi-district cattle outbreaks with active spread to southern zones, Botswana https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=94b4cd10-80fe-4ac4-be68-153e2ff99e95&eventid=4b2e3fce-65fe-4905-9ade-e4368828a491&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Ongoing African swine fever transmission in Catalonia's wild boar population sustains risk to the swine sector, Spain https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=b6b8d083-fc22-47ed-9c4e-9260863c64d3&eventid=bfc25d17-d0b5-483e-aa54-fa9fc984c3ee&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Newcastle disease (genotype VII.2) – nine outbreaks confirmed in poultry in Valladolid, independent of concurrent Valencia outbreak, Spain https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=70508b39-30cd-4cfc-b1fa-ee56201d85b0&eventid=ed76ff8a-67c9-47bb-93b3-ec55a0de7668&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social