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.

Legionellosis, USA

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      21 reports (1 new)

- Two confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in Upper East Side, New York City, USA; early cluster investigation launched

Salmonellosis, Europe

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Cases in multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to instant noodle products increase to 106 across 14 countries in Europe

Dengue, Sri Lanka

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- DENV-2 drives Sri Lanka's nationwide dengue epidemic past 56 000 cases as of July 2026

Hantavirus, international waters

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      23 reports (1 new)

- MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak update: WHO declares outbreak contained; contacts completed 42-day monitoring; new hantavirus variant detected in rodents in Tierra del Fuego

Foot and mouth disease, Botswana

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Multidistrict outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 in cattle in Botswana, with active spread to southern zones

Malaria, India

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Malaria outbreak in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India with 150 cerebral malaria cases and four child deaths

Foot and mouth disease, Viet Nam

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Foot and mouth disease serotype A re-emerges in Cao Bang and Thai Nguyen Provinces, Viet Nam

Avian influenza, Mexico

Fri Jul 3rd 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H7N3) detected in two wild birds at ZooMAT in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico