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Biothreats Emergence, Analytics & Communications Network (BEACON): open source surveillance program based at @buceid.bsky.social in partnership with @bostonu.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social & @bostonchildrens.bsky.social Healthmap beaconbio.org
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 42m
Pasteurellosis outbreak leads to mass mortality in domestic poultry in Kyzylzhar district, Kazakhstan
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=552fe725-92ec-4413-a58e-f370800e4a10&eventid=82f0d9b4-6235-421e-98ba-b50173d4f272&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1h
Kyrgyzstan has recorded 8800 confirmed cases of measles since the beginning of 2025; new cases are declining
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=babcfb5f-0d3f-4cf0-afe8-43bdbf3315a7&eventid=38540ab7-f06d-44f0-89cf-4fa708ffa1bb&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1h
Child deaths linked to diethylene glycol from contaminated cough syrup have increased to 20 in Madhya Pradesh; government response underway
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7f9a93f5-b462-4f5e-9a05-86f1fcf548af&eventid=f11e5e0e-5356-4cce-95d9-72e51086db19&utm_source=bluesky
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 8h
Rift Valley fever, Mauritania: widespread livestock impact with 19 outbreaks reported across eight wilayas
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=665b4844-e0f3-4ad0-b142-ff2d9caf9bad&eventid=379194ae-83ec-4f1e-b669-428859906352&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
RVF outbreak locations across Mauritania
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 8h
10 reported cases of Ralstonia mannitolilytica across different hospitals in Costa Rica raise concerns about a contaminated common source
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=475d98bc-43c5-4b07-882a-6a402a86384a&eventid=a4e88044-cd30-421a-8e4a-cf92b06ba7c3&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 12h
Tune in at 1:00PM ET this afternoon for a very timely Public Health Conversation webinar, "Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future." Co-hosted by CEID and @busph.bsky.social . Register here: spr.ly/63325A9Mfz
Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future - Public Health Conversations
This discussion will explore vaccine hesitancy in the United States amidst the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. How can those in public health better communicate with populations about the effectiveness of vaccines, combat misinformation and disinformation about vaccines, and better understand communities that may be hesitant to receive vaccines?
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 21h
An outbreak of HPAI has been confirmed on a broiler breeder farm in Drenthe Province, the Netherlands.
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=8edc7246-b326-4b45-8d24-03b633629648&eventid=1ec4fefc-93d8-4f33-ad46-619bcee7ba3b&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Wagerningen University & Research. Map spread of bird flu in the Netherlands from October 2025. (Figure 1)
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1d
A new case of cattle screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) detected in Nuevo León, northern Mexico, triggering multi-sectoral response
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=e3295b0a-5324-4f7a-b30c-0636b125d3e3&eventid=7a1ae0cb-6d86-4ea3-95cc-c1c141b3f696&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
USDA-APHIS, Mexico case status, epi-week 2025-38
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1d
Mumps resurfaces on Hawaii Island, USA, with one confirmed locally acquired case; health officials urge vigilance and vaccination
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=2960fff2-09bb-44d2-b454-e947bd4062e1&eventid=632db660-2727-4ceb-a9f4-46272e879593&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Hawaii
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1d
Dengue cases in Samoa surpass 14 435 with seven deaths

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=12e8d091-27df-4634-a613-bce1ad19aca7&eventid=dfad95fd-d4df-42ba-be95-28b3c048279b&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1d
Mpox cases in Malawi have increased to 128, with Lilongwe accounting for the majority of cases

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7655c49a-b009-483b-b531-8952108ec862&eventid=f5a18946-33da-4923-9291-4d252919c0c7&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1d
WHO global chikungunya update - 445 271 cases reported from 40 countries in 2025 so far

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=9c713bf1-3aa9-434f-a6bf-c86dbc29a172&eventid=f1e1f871-0572-4dd8-9fba-750825a935ad&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1d
Rift Valley fever outbreak Senegal: geographic expansion beyond the Saint Louis region, increase in human cases and deaths
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=89e6c048-0731-4a2a-929c-8b9ad22507a5&eventid=af4e981f-8dec-4cef-899f-06995b647b0a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 1d
Two new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases reported in Bermel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan raising the total number of WPV1 cases in Afghanistan in 2025 to six
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=dd444b1b-544b-43a0-9b90-bc79a8f39142&utm_source=bluesky
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 2d
Turkana County, Kenya, declares public health emergency amid surge in visceral leishmaniasis cases

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=90dcf6f3-9b60-4377-ba57-abb9e67594bb&eventid=c452da16-45ee-4d84-89d2-7d30a60243af&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 2d
Chikungunya outbreak in Guangdong, China: 3181 new cases with the majoirty reported from Jiangmen (2480)
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=5af1c0da-5956-44f5-aa9e-0bce7cc81fbf&eventid=d32ccdba-df8d-42ad-baf9-c2aa7644cc24&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 2d
Suspected human anthrax death in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, amid ongoing public health response and livestock vaccinations
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=64bcf2c8-84eb-48b4-b63d-45d3c82bb639&eventid=ce4c9247-d789-48b5-b3e5-0c38f789892f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 6d
A pleasure to present our work on @beaconbio.bsky.social at the @who.int Global Pandemic Hub and participate in a lively discussion. Happy 4th yr anniversary to the Hub.
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 2d
Suspected HPAI outbreak reported in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=92675be6-10eb-45f1-b5a0-c7fd0539ba31&eventid=845e4d10-d6af-46cf-9fd3-fb50b1615f4d&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Figure 1: Map showing the Temporary Control Zone
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 3d
Japanese Encephalitis virus detected in pigs in Chhattisgarh State, India.

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=2ef6f20d-9f9b-4cbc-92e1-a4c32c30395b&eventid=601fc83c-94db-418f-ad4a-0bbcdc70acf2&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 3d
Chicago reports an increase in mpox cases, with 104 cases reported between June and September 2025

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=2e3bca18-9b4a-466c-97a8-58b5de902e1f&eventid=d9329853-f5b9-4cad-ab07-f08fd6417795&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 3d
Chikungunya cases in Italy rise by 149% in one month driven by a large disease cluster in Modena Province
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=4ec6eb12-2a88-429f-8dbe-1aac70adc0e9&eventid=d7c6a03c-fe18-4dc0-bad4-f9f208ff893c&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 3d
Diphtheria recurrence in southern Mauritania highlights persistent immunity gaps

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=69e98b3c-8af7-4da0-98ad-350c7df83ce3&eventid=30c1bd70-902c-4b3f-b18f-d558d91fd3c8&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 4d
Illinois reports new Legionnaire's disease cluster in Bloomingdale

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=41df1b8f-6f4e-4907-b212-2e5c8f2fb3e6&eventid=c428887d-bf7b-42a3-bcea-17ee77162149&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 4d
South Carolina and Minnesota report new measles outbreaks, as national total increases to 1544 in 2025
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=1914a321-b6eb-426f-8ae0-cbfe1a02e13e&eventid=2f15d768-f7ee-48ec-b675-02ad2862880f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost