This digest highlights the latest events and signals submitted to the BEACON platform—a global system for tracking and analyzing emerging biological threats. Stay informed with real-time updates from around the world, curated to help you monitor developments affecting human, animal, and environmental health.

African swine fever, Spain

Thu Apr 23rd 2026      20 reports (1 new)

- African swine fever in wild boar: 47 outbreaks and 284 confirmed cases across 12 municipalities in Catalonia, Spain, as restricted zones expand to 19 areas

Avian influenza, Chile

Thu Apr 23rd 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- Detection of 37 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) affecting 700 000 birds prompts China to impose import ban

Undiagnosed event, South Sudan

Thu Apr 23rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Request for information (RFI): Three suspected viral hemorrhagic fever cases under investigation in Kapoeta East County, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan. RFI on laboratory test results, patient demographics, symptoms, and exposure histories

Measles, Bulgaria

Thu Apr 23rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Measles cases in Bulgaria increase to 165

Measles, Yemen

Thu Apr 23rd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Yemen's government-held areas reported 7140 measles cases and 36 child deaths from January through mid-April 2026

Amatoxin poisoning, China

Thu Apr 23rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- White death cap (Amanita phalloides) mushroom poisoning (amatoxin) cluster reported in Guangdong, China, with unusually early seasonal onset

Hepatitis A, Syria

Thu Apr 23rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Hepatitis A cluster in Izraa District, Daraa Governorate, Syria, linked to suspected water contamination