Author: Charley Naney
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Request for information (RFI): Gastroenteritis outbreak affecting more than 400 people on Faial Island, Portugal. RFI on results of diagnostic testing – BEACON
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RFI: One confirmed anthrax case reported in Azerbaijan’s Samukh District, with nine additional cases under investigation – BEACON
Bacillus anthracis — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Swine influenza, USA – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event
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Not Even Close—Germany is Fantastic
apple.news/AETKf7HI6S6Ktc-bVBSdTtQ I think it’s time to find a new resource for travel warnings, and I say this with regret, for it would certainly be easier to trust my own government. However, Germany actually puts us to shame when it comes to safety and responsibility for health and wellbeing of citizens. I felt more human there…
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Cholera outbreak in Cameroon’s Far North expands to nine districts, with 990 cases and 28 deaths – BEACON
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Measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 138 184 suspected cases and 880 deaths as nationwide transmission continues – BEACON
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Ecuador reports 1771 hepatitis A cases through epidemiological week 30 of 2026, with accelerating multi-year trend and Amazon region disproportionately affected – BEACON
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Public Health and Lists
I believe it is useful for new Public Health practitioners to adopt a simple mentality when managing populations and that is the notion of an absolute list for good, never for evil. The concept comes from Schindler’s List. The book and movie had a significant impact on me as a kid. I even went to…
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Hantavirus (Andes virus) included into national health alert for zoonotic diseases in Chile amid doubling of case fatality rate – BEACON
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Earthquake Columbia and Ecuador
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/world/americas/earthquake-colombia-cali.html
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Vaccine Schedules are Complicated Enough — The Only Reason to Make Them More Difficult to Administer is to Reduce Their Conferred Immunity
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/health/kennedy-cdc-vaccine-meeting-hepatitis-covid.html New parents read, trust their doctor, and follow vaccination schedules. Today it became a lot harder to do this. When parents do not follow vaccination schedules they endanger their own children and other kids. Kennedy and Trump are not scientists, mothers, or a doctors or human. Yet they hold in their hands misinformation that…
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NYT: Article Portending Current Trump and Kennedy War Against Vaccines
www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/opinion/vaccination-childhood-disease.html
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Public Health Disaster — Further Complicating MMR Vaccine
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/well/trump-vaccines-executive-order.html Measles, Mumps, and Rubella are all common childhood infectious disease killers. In countries down to communities the absence of routine immunizations in children results in insufficient vaccination efficacy to prevent common infections. Once protective immunity is lost in a population it is increasingly difficult to restore it. The challenge with vaccines, the only risk…
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Niger State, Nigeria, reported 124 diphtheria cases and 17 deaths amid vaccination gaps and ongoing transmission. – BEACON
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Dengue outbreak continues in Shefa Province, Vanuatu: 76 confirmed cases; dengue virus serotype 1 identified – BEACON
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Public health emergency declared in Marib, Yemen, amid a measles outbreak with 1624 cases and 12 deaths in displacement camps – BEACON
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RFI: Measles cases reported at several health facilities in El Salvador, suggesting local transmission amid importation pressure – BEACON
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13 deaths from respiratory syncytial virus reported in children under five in Panama with RSV activity above alert threshold – BEACON
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Dengue epidemic declared in Zamboanga City, Philippines, following a 500% year-over-year surge in cases – BEACON
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Cholera outbreak in Central African Republic: 720 cases and elevated community mortality prompt emergency vaccination response – BEACON
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Chronic wasting disease confirmed in wild white-tailed deer; new geographic detection 48 km from outbreaks in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA – BEACON
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis surge in Campeche, Mexico: 51 confirmed cases, nearly a 12-fold increase year-on-year; rising national transmission – BEACON
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Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus identified in eastern France – BEACON
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Livestock and canine rabies cases underscore a changing epidemiology as Israel records 87 confirmed animal cases in 2026 – BEACON
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HPAI H5N1 detections in Australian wild birds reach 175 across five states, prompting poultry biosecurity measures, Australia – BEACON
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Cyanide-linked poisoning kills 15 elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, highlighting food safety and pesticide regulation risks – BEACON
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First autochthonous dengue case in Northern Virginia, USA; transmission from an international traveler confirmed – BEACON
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Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
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Cholera outbreak in N’Djamena, Chad, with 75 cases and eight deaths, marked by rapid case escalation and elevated case fatality rate – BEACON
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Measles, Madagascar – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Hantavirus, Russian Federation – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Measles, Kazakhstan – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Showings of the Hiroshima “Atomic Bomb Testimony Paintings” – A Collaboration Between Aging HIBAKUSHA Survivors and Local High School Students – Held…
By Avi Landau August 6th. The date that will truly “live on in infamy” – despite President Roosevelt’s insisting on that being the destiny of … Showings of the Hiroshima “Atomic Bomb Testimony Paintings” – A Collaboration Between Aging HIBAKUSHA Survivors and Local High School Students – Held… This heartbreaking blog post doesn’t need my…
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Pentagon Takes Position Against Renewables Because Our President Is A Psychopath
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/climate/wind-power-lawsuit-pentagon-trump.html If I had a dollar for every time American brass tripped over their own egos and sacrificed the longevity of every human on Earth I would be as wealthy as Trump or Hegemony his DoD secretary. The good news is it doesn’t matter who believes the lie, when the truth exists, it rallies its…
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Trump’s Ignorance about Science and Renewable Energy is Cancerous
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/climate/rwe-trump-offshore-wind-canceled.html The ignorance of Donald Trump is galling. I have seen the possibility of wind and solar power in Germany first hand now and I know all the critiques are straw man arguments. Still I know the cork headed brigades will follow him. They will bathe themselves and their legacies in oil and gas for…
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To Fix The World We Must Fix Employment
There are many culprits for our current Trumpism crisis but I think the U.S. workforce is a major contributor. I cannot tell you how many mediocre managers I have butted heads with. Sustaining the status quo for shallow profits hidden decision makers who drive public and corporate entities to capitalistic interests that are antagonistic to…
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How do we defeat Trumpism
Trump is a political leader who, in my view, has built power by exploiting populations that are disconnected, disempowered, and divided. His political success depends on extracting wealth, loyalty, and influence while redirecting public attention toward scapegoats. When criticism mounts, the conversation shifts to immigrants, cultural conflicts, or other perceived enemies. Whether those issues are…
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28 Jul 2026 – Uganda declares Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak over after 20 cases; DRC epidemic ongoing – BEACON
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27 Jul 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease: 3200 confirmed cases and 1405 deaths in DRC as first BDBV vaccine candidate enters human trials – BEACON
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Early and intense WNV season reported in Greece: 42 cases, including 37 neuroinvasive cases and four deaths; Attica Region most affected – BEACON
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Autochthonous transmission of measles in São Paulo, Brazil prompts mass revaccination campaign – BEACON
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Greece reported 180 cases of Legionnaires’ disease and 11 related deaths in 2025 – BEACON
ELDSNet — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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HPAI H5N1 (clade 2.3.4.4b) – 78 confirmed cases across five states; mass mortality confirmed in greater crested terns, Australia – BEACON
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cholera – ongoing multi-province outbreaks with elevated CFR in non-endemic western zones, week 25, 2026 – BEACON
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Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, USA, report autochthonous dengue cases – BEACON
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Novel Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus in cattle – multi-country emergence, Switzerland, France, and Germany – BEACON
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Fight Back Dr. Fauci
apple.news/AHSjG8D1ASMCV01NYGbi7IA I knew from the first weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic this day was coming. Dr. Fauci’s abundance in reputation and reward for many heroic intellectual deeds is now the rage bait for decrepit bone collectors in the greatest swamp DC has ever known. Was the Coronavirus a man made disaster? Yes, but no more…
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Dengue, Sri Lanka – BEACON
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Leptospirosis, India – BEACON
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Avian influenza, Australia – BEACON
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Cholera, Chad – BEACON
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The Arche Warder Landschaftstierpark Dream
Next to my own farm I can now confidently state there is no other animal ark on Earth that cares more about the conservation of animals. Of course Arche Warder is far more advanced in this mission than I am, but it doesn’t matter which human or where, when the goal is to save biodiversity…
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Reading about Bonhoeffer in Germany
Christ demands all including our lives. Do not replace Christ with humanism or materialism or place them in dualism with God, which is not God’s freedom. Think deeply. Teach and argue, you cannot be friends if you do not argue. Be scientific when discipling yourself in Christ. God loves humans. God loves animals. If animals…
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Don’t Want To Burn — Look to The Nature Park Holsteinische-Schweiz in Germany
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/world/europe/summer-heat-wave-fires-climate-change.html Watching Spain, France, USA, Canada burn from the NPHSS (https://www.naturpark-holsteinische-schweiz.de/). In a few days I return to my home to the tinderbox, but what I have seen possible in Germany will never leave me hopeless again. We humans are in for tremendous pain but nothing we will suffer will be like the scaring of…
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Dr Fauci Is The Reason Our Old Republican Representatives Survived COVID-19
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/fauci-testifies-rand-paul.html After a day of real scientists making me better I am not all surprised by the spectacular farce that has become my government. Just know every stone they throw at Fauci in their clownish trial makes us all less safe. I swear folks in a few more years (if not before) the Next Pandemic…
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The U.S. is the bar none the most ignorant wealthy country in the world
Everyone should try going to from North Carolina to North Germany in a day. Spoiler alert Germany puts us to shame. In an hour bus ride I have seen more pragmatic design, science, and disciplined sustainability than anywhere in the U.S. anywhere. Folks, we are the biggest 💩 hole country of all, and we don’t…
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Transcaspian urials
Also known as Ovis vignei arkal or Urals for short https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urial?wprov=sfti1 Photographed by Joel Sartore for National Geographic This species is identified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation’s Red List Related to modern domestic sheep which is interesting because they look like modern goats with sheep horns. There vulnerability is because of humans,…
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Another review misses the point of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/opinion/odysseus-christopher-nolan.html Perhaps the review of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the metaphor for the problem with American liberalism. Granted he correctly describes the opposition, MAGA men are the Suitors. His criticism of Odysseus does have a few valid reasons. Certainly it does not make sense that Odysseus clears the land of parasites and then departs…
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I have never disagreed with a movie review more
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/opinion/odyssey-nolan-greek-mythology.html I think Maurine Dowd must get paid by the insult. Anyone can make a Greek saga sexy or fantasy, to make it mournful and truth telling, that’s talent.
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More than 4 million children lost food benefits so Trump can get personally wealthier
apple.news/ALepfo5W6QI2wsI11LvqQ0Q
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Be Nolan’s The Odyssey, Not Musk’s
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/opinion/elon-musk-odyssey-ai.html At first glance to give Elon Musk credit I could see him inventing The Trojan Horse, he’s smart like that. A clever bondsman of engineering, no doubt. However his dislike of the cast’s beauty, buck that, she was perfect. Personally though I think the real reason Musk hated Christopher Nolan’ The Odyssey was because…
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Sending protected Haitians back to Haiti now against their will is equivalent to sending Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution back to Germany under Hitler — only in this case anyone who survives will then join be forced into the gangs
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/opinion/trump-haiti-tps-immigration.html
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Multi-prefecture poultry outbreak of HPAI H5N1 (clade 2.3.4.4b) with zoonotic spillover risk in Maritime Region, Togo – BEACON
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New suspected diphtheria cluster in Niger State, Nigeria, as national outbreak surpasses 65 000 cases since 2022 – BEACON
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Dengue on the rise in Mexico, with 3174 cases and seven deaths across five states as the rainy season peak approaches – BEACON
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Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
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Diphtheria cases in Australia increase to 413, predominantly in remote Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory and Western Australia – BEACON
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COVID-19 healthcare consultations in Taiwan increase by 34% as weekly visits approach the 5000-case epidemic threshold – BEACON
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Suspected GI anthrax outbreak, Sheema Municipality, Uganda: 5 deaths, 9 critical, linked to consumption of cattle carcass – BEACON
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Measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 114 164 suspected cases and 771 deaths; all eight divisions affected – BEACON
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Nearly 100K measles cases nationwide in DRC in 2026, amid multiple humanitarian emergencies, including the current Bundibugyo virus outbreak – BEACON
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Yellow fever, Colombia – BEACON
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Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
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Confirmed measles cases in the USA increase to 2260 across 44 jurisdictions; 93% are outbreak-associated – BEACON
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Cholera, Central African Republic – BEACON
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Summer endemic wave of COVID-19 in China, with rising positivity in southern provinces – BEACON
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Leptospirosis cases in the Dominican Republic increased to 207 year-to-date in 2026, triple the number from the same period in 2025 – BEACON
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Dengue, Peru – BEACON
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Repost; Dengue cases in Malaysia reach over 44 000 by mid July, inching towards the entire annual total reported in 2025 – BEACON
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Repost: Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
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Repost: U.S. Rep. Huffman: ‘Trump is … pushing species to the brink of extinction’
A coalition of conservation groups have filed suit to block federal changes they say will likely lead to endangered species’ extinctions. U.S. Rep. Huffman: ‘Trump is … pushing species to the brink of extinction’
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Repost: Trump shrinks two Utah national monuments — and opened them to mining
Repeating a move from his first presidency, President Donald Trump cut two national monuments by roughly 90% this week. Trump shrinks two Utah national monuments — and opened them to mining
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Repost: Alberta entering prolonged mosquito season not seen in decades: ‘Eaten alive’
‘There’s water in places I haven’t seen in literally decades. The mosquitoes are being produced from those habitats,’ said Edmonton biological … Alberta entering prolonged mosquito season not seen in decades: ‘Eaten alive’
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Repost: Air Force Reserve Veteran/ GA State Sen. Anderson and health expert speak out to protect people from toxic chemicals
Sen. Anderson says protections need to stay strong with TSCA law especially since BioLab explosion spread a toxic chemicals across GA July 14, 2026 … Air Force Reserve Veteran/ GA State Sen. Anderson and health expert speak out to protect people from toxic chemicals
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Pakistan reports over 20 000 measles cases and 96 child deaths; highest mortality burden in Sindh – BEACON
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Sustained yellow fever outbreak in Colombia with 200 cases and 89 deaths; highest morbidity and mortality burden in Tolima Department – BEACON
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First confirmed sexual transmission of Marburg virus in Rwanda; post-recovery persistence of virus in semen drives policy revision – BEACON
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HPAI (H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b kills more than 13 000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia – BEACON
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Foot and mouth disease, Greece – BEACON
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Pertussis, Honduras – BEACON
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Influenza cases among trainees at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA, increase to 275, with four hospitalizations – BEACON
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172 leptospirosis cases and 21 deaths reported in Pati Regency, Central Java after early 2026 flooding – BEACON
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Africa CDC confirms a Marburg virus disease case in Kyegegwa District, Western Region, Uganda – BEACON
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Cholera, Republic of the Sudan – BEACON
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