12 tracked records changed in the last 24 hours

Daily brief · 11 Oct 2026

12 of 18 tracked records changed in the last 24 hours: Diphtheria outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa, Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, Measles resurgence, Chikungunya in France, Chikungunya outbreak, Nicaragua, Dengue, Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg), Poliovirus (wild and vaccine-derived), Yellow fever in Colombia, Hepatitis A outbreak, Costa Rica, Irkutsk Oblast plague scare, Salmonella outbreak, England.

Official and media figures are shown separately on each record; this automated summary does not reconcile them.

Tiers elevated or high: Diphtheria outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa (high), Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda (high), Measles resurgence (high), Antimicrobial resistance (high), Cholera (high), Respiratory season (influenza, COVID-19, RSV) (high), Chikungunya in France (elevated), Chikungunya outbreak, Nicaragua (elevated), Dengue (elevated), Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg) (elevated), Poliovirus (wild and vaccine-derived) (elevated), Yellow fever in Colombia (elevated), Mpox (clades I and II) (elevated).

• Diphtheria outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa high steady
  Diphtheria outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa: automated tier high. media report 2476 deaths (-577 in 24h), unverified; media report 31023 confirmed cases (-549 in 24h), unverified; media report 39327 suspected cases (-16743 in 24h), unverified; media report 623 hospitalised (+2 in 24h), unverified. 3 new reports in the last 24 hours.
  • Diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria: what we know now pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 10 Oct 2026
  • What You Should Know About the Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria allafrica.com · 10 Oct 2026
• Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda high up
  Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: automated tier high. officials report 4208 deaths; media report 8204 deaths (+2868 in 24h), unverified; officials report 8748 confirmed cases; media report 17125 confirmed cases (+8482 in 24h), unverified; media report 996 suspected cases, unverified; officials report 28 contacts under observation; media report 913 contacts under observation (+857 in 24h), unverified; media report 1066 hospitalised, unverified. 11 new reports in the last 24 hours.
  • Ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported case Bluesky · 11 Oct 2026
  • Kenyan health ministry urges churches to raise awareness about Ebola AfricaNews · 10 Oct 2026
• Measles resurgence Attention: high steady
  Measles resurgence: automated tier high. officials report 81 deaths; media report 913 deaths, unverified; officials report 56241 confirmed cases; media report 10227 confirmed cases, unverified; media report 92 suspected cases, unverified; media report 266 hospitalised, unverified. 1 new report in the last 24 hours.
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• Antimicrobial resistance Attention: high steady
  Antimicrobial resistance: automated tier high. media report 1000000 deaths, unverified; media report 241048 confirmed cases, unverified.
• Cholera Attention: high steady
  Cholera: automated tier high. media report 8873 deaths, unverified; media report 494509 confirmed cases, unverified; media report 304 suspected cases, unverified; media report 1200 hospitalised, unverified.
• Respiratory season (influenza, COVID-19, RSV) Attention: high steady
  Respiratory season (influenza, COVID-19, RSV): automated tier high. No figures recorded.
• Chikungunya in France elevated up
  Chikungunya in France: automated tier elevated. media report 8 deaths, unverified; officials report 56148 confirmed cases; media report 168 confirmed cases, unverified.
• Chikungunya outbreak, Nicaragua elevated steady
  Chikungunya outbreak, Nicaragua: automated tier elevated. media report 0 deaths, unverified; media report 101 confirmed cases, unverified. 1 new report in the last 24 hours.
  • Chikungunya cases increase, dengue... infobae.com · 10 Oct 2026
• Dengue Attention: elevated steady
  Dengue: automated tier elevated. media report 303 deaths, unverified; officials report 39 confirmed cases; media report 1816507 confirmed cases, unverified; media report 90356 hospitalised, unverified. 5 new reports in the last 24 hours.
  • Chikungunya outbreak in south-west France prompts tiger mosquito control measures connexionfrance.com · 10 Oct 2026
  • Chikungunya: symptoms, treatment, prevention pasteur.fr · 10 Oct 2026
• Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg) Attention: elevated up
  Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg): automated tier elevated. media report 2 deaths, unverified; media report 2 confirmed cases, unverified; media report 9500000 suspected cases, unverified. 8 new reports in the last 24 hours.
  • #Ebola This is not great. fed.brid.gy · 11 Oct 2026
  • LIVE: Ebola Outbreak Spreads from DRC to Kenya Bluesky · 11 Oct 2026
• Poliovirus (wild and vaccine-derived) Attention: elevated steady
  Poliovirus (wild and vaccine-derived): automated tier elevated. officials report 46 confirmed cases; media report 0 confirmed cases, unverified. 1 new report in the last 24 hours.
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• Yellow fever in Colombia elevated up
  Yellow fever in Colombia: automated tier elevated. media report 264 deaths (+35 in 24h), unverified; media report 431 confirmed cases (+81 in 24h), unverified; media report 1183 suspected cases, unverified. 3 new reports in the last 24 hours.
  • Yellow Fever in Colombia - Level 2 wwwnc.cdc.gov · 10 Oct 2026
  • Yellow fever outbreak in Colombia surpasses 192 cases beaconbio.org · 10 Oct 2026
• Mpox (clades I and II) Attention: elevated steady
  Mpox (clades I and II): automated tier elevated. media report 2 deaths, unverified; officials report 24 confirmed cases; media report 100814 confirmed cases, unverified; media report 1 suspected cases, unverified.
• Hepatitis A outbreak, Costa Rica moderate steady
  Hepatitis A outbreak, Costa Rica: automated tier moderate. media report 0 deaths, unverified; media report 2323 confirmed cases, unverified; media report 23 suspected cases, unverified. 1 new report in the last 24 hours.
  • Costa Rica investigates active Hepatitis A outbreaks in Desamparados, Hatillo and Hospital infobae.com · 10 Oct 2026
• Irkutsk Oblast plague scare moderate steady
  Irkutsk Oblast plague scare: automated tier moderate. media report 1 deaths, unverified; officials report 0 confirmed cases; media report 0 confirmed cases, unverified; officials report 0 suspected cases; media report 0 suspected cases, unverified; media report 200 contacts under observation, unverified; media report 189 hospitalised, unverified. 12 new reports in the last 24 hours.
  • RFK Jr run NIH awarded nearly $800K to University of IL Urbana-Champaign for research with Russia’s Institute of Cytology and Genetics Bluesky · 11 Oct 2026
  • WHO reports unexplained fatal pneumonia case involving staff member at Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute Bluesky · 10 Oct 2026
• Salmonella outbreak, England moderate up
  Salmonella outbreak, England: automated tier moderate. media report 0 deaths, unverified; media report 117 confirmed cases (+5 in 24h), unverified; media report 16 suspected cases, unverified; media report 3 hospitalised, unverified. 2 new reports in the last 24 hours.
  • Oysters, clams linked to Salmonella outbreak; river closed to harvesting Food Safety News · 11 Oct 2026
  • UK households told to 'dispose' of eggs from European country as salmonella identified Manchester Evening News · 10 Oct 2026