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.

Hantavirus, international waters

Sun May 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Request for information (RFI): Hantavirus cases reported on a cruise ship from Argentina; three deaths and multiple cases

Avian influenza, India

Sun May 3rd 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in wild peacocks in Karnataka and on poultry farms in Maharashtra trigger mass culling of domestic birds and heighten human spillover concerns in India

Aujeszky’s disease, USA

Sun May 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- First commercial detection of Aujeszky’s disease (pseudorabies) since 2004, traced to feral swine exposure, prompting swift containment measures in Iowa and Texas, USA

Foot and mouth disease, China

Sun May 3rd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Early April detection of foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 in China signals potential silent spread and triggers emergency vaccination and control measures

Poliomyelitis, Australia

Sun May 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) detected in wastewater in Perth, Western Australia

Hantavirus, Taiwan

Sun May 3rd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- New case of hantavirus reported in New Taipei, bringing Taiwan's 2026 total to two

Malaria, Malaysia

Sun May 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Plasmodium knowlesi malaria cases in Sabah, Malaysia, increase to 357, including one related death

Hepatitis A, Syria

Sun May 3rd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Hepatitis A cases in Izraa District, Daraa Governorate, Syria, increase to 109, revealing deterioration in environmental and health conditions