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Italy recorded 453 Chikungunya cases in 2025, including 385 local infections across four regions and three active outbreaks, the largest of which involved 318 cases in Modena
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c5fde34a-5e4b-43b4-bac7-5d771fe3dde3&utm_source=bluesky
Arbovirus cases in Italy 2025
November 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Confirmed Marburg virus disease cases rise to 8 in Jinka region, Ethiopia, with 4 deaths in confirmed patients to date and over 200 contacts under investigation
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7a8dbd86-82b1-4094-8068-46136456ec7b&utm_source=bluesky
Marburg health education campaign
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Ethiopian Ministry of Health reports 4 confirmed cases, with 28 suspected cases submitted for laboratory evalua...
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=8a7b14d7-2564-44d5-8042-09c096e56d39&eventid=e21d20a7-b307-412e-94ca-a96069cf14d8&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
MVD daily situational report
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Increase in human leishmaniasis cases in Paraguay in 2025 with concurrent increase in canine leishmaniosis cases
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=399252a9-e245-44f7-b472-4ebafb187ffa&eventid=eca560cf-55ee-4d50-bb14-225f73b67f5f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Legionnaire's disease cluster reported in Milan, Italy with 11 cases and one death

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Legionellosis incidence
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Senegal reports 463 confirmed human Rift Valley Fever cases and 31 deaths as 2025 outbreak intensifies
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=ae66ed3f-9eb0-4325-b24c-b9e0b300f3d2&eventid=af4e981f-8dec-4cef-899f-06995b647b0a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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South Africa has confirmed an outbreak of Rift Valley fever in livestock in Kakamas, Northern Cape, with zoonotic risk; no human cases have been reported
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=332ad04a-4ee0-4eed-9b5e-728e86b2b49c&eventid=37b97a46-5a43-410d-a0ec-31f9d1324307&utm_source=bluesky
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November 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Cambodia reports 17th human H5N1 infection and sixth death of 2025 in a 22 year old man

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=b3a1886c-c7eb-47c0-8efb-2b35f812819c&eventid=999496bb-0b95-44ec-85c3-42e5d79b8820&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Press Release on H5N1 case page 2
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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UK: Influenza A (H3N2) – Early Season Onset with New Strain Threatens Healthcare Capacity

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=0c4e0217-652b-4601-b4c8-075de0fd3ac6&eventid=32275880-8018-4cf2-ad18-ef8b0e56411a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Percentage of positive flu tests, England
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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An outbreak of peste des petits ruminants has killed more than 400 goats in Kikuube District, Uganda.
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c6f4b91c-ca3f-433f-a947-64c6439ef12d&eventid=066d96e6-1236-4883-8052-75cc4a069c1f&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
ILRI Research Brief 127. Risk-based control of peste des petits ruminants in Uganda. May 2024
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Rift Valley fever in West Africa: Livestock situation report for Mauritania, Senegal, and The Gambia as of 13 Nov 2025
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=7557b3b0-5531-406e-b612-536af3cd23df&eventid=afb66242-3f2b-4f9c-9bc4-56bba915b9fe&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Senegal Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Livestock: Situation Report on the Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Response in Senegal – 07 Nov 2025
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Australia reports multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts in humans

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=88267b62-7032-4ed2-ad18-d3790f80418e&eventid=b1edde9a-d594-4d78-8906-52852ef95dc9&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Alfalfa sprouts recalled
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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U.S. multistate infant botulism cases with suspected link to ByHeart infant formula; 13 hospitalizations under investigation
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=de74964d-adc2-4d15-ba5b-d6ef2b24336f&eventid=e2f60af9-d476-4609-921c-2349b601aabf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
ByHeart infant formula
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Rift Valley fever outbreak in Senegal: Update on case numbers in livestock in Saint-Louis, Louga, Fatick, Kaffrine, Thiès, Matam, Dakar, Tambacounda as of 06 Nov 2025
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=91ee09ef-c783-4b56-abb6-094da19d40e1&utm_source=bluesky
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Serbia reports third sheep pox outbreak in Raška district amid accelerating spread across the Balkans
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=4216e9a5-d192-40fc-8044-5a38d80b06b1&eventid=3e9e9407-cc3d-4b1c-8df3-74804097022a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
https://plateforme-esa.fr/fr/bulletin-hebdomadaire-de-veille-sanitaire-internationale-du-04-11-2025
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Multi-species anthrax outbreak in wildlife at Karingane game farm, in Maputo Province, Mozambique

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=88937d9d-b08e-44a6-b15a-afd5067d4609&eventid=45e92aa9-5263-4826-af10-0496c1fc974b&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
https://karingani.com/
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Situation report: New World screwworm outbreak in animals – Central America and Mexico, as of 06 Nov 2025
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=231eed43-bd5b-4f2e-bd64-8cb02ee51973&eventid=7a1ae0cb-6d86-4ea3-95cc-c1c141b3f696&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/cattle/ticks/screwworm/outbreak-central-america
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Update on dengue outbreak in Tuvalu: multi-island human cases and public health response, June–November 2025
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=686b709d-9b8f-4076-ab29-541cbd731dc6&eventid=b409c636-1d9d-47df-9aa3-390fad4b353a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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American Samoa dengue outbreak update: sustained transmission with 348 confirmed cases

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=8c8d33a6-b2d9-4473-bab5-de4331e2bfd3&eventid=64132a03-a0ab-4b4f-987c-f65c456d0849&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Confrimed Dengue cases
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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HPAI outbreaks expand across Gelderland, Flevoland and Limburg in the Netherlands, impacting domestic and wild bird populations
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=97965254-cafe-4a9f-ab1e-b36c8b0cde17&eventid=1ec4fefc-93d8-4f33-ad46-619bcee7ba3b&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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November 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Rift Valley fever outbreak in Senegal: 391 human cases and 29 deaths

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=cf841d9f-5939-49af-9a78-894b990e7999&eventid=af4e981f-8dec-4cef-899f-06995b647b0a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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An outbreak of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) has resulted in more than 20,000 tilapia deaths in the San Diego Lagoon, Samaná, Caldas, Colombia.
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=3b4f358f-665f-48a5-9a24-ece04b854292&eventid=b7004cbd-87ba-4ba3-8594-36077f04b1f0&utm_source=bluesky
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November 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Multistate Salmonella Richmond outbreak linked to moringa leaf powder products in the United States, 2025
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=ecb89030-0f26-4fe2-b35e-55ef3b55d585&eventid=6a50eced-5b6d-4a08-b25d-b45132969687&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
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November 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Kazakhstan has reported 21 human cases of anthrax so far in 2025

Read more at: https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=dd3ab981-7b16-4cd6-9c14-e3aee6307732&eventid=8825380d-ecea-46ed-beb5-41fa0d8e8ef3&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Kazakhstan
November 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Human Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to dog treats with cases across four provinces and one territory
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=80c384f5-5e6f-405f-9b8e-39f56372467f&eventid=187adf92-2a0f-436f-95d1-09b1bd3e6f66&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Implicated pet food products
November 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM