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.

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France

Sat Jul 4th 2026      36 reports (1 new)

- 04 Jul 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: 1502 confirmed cases and 473 deaths in DRC; PARTNERS clinical trial opens enrollment

Foot and mouth disease, Republic of Korea

Sat Jul 4th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- First report of foot and mouth disease (FMD), serotype pending, in cattle and pigs in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, since 2015

Avian influenza, Australia

Sat Jul 4th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H5N1) in migratory seabirds; six confirmed cases in Western Australia, South Australia, and New South Wales; biosecurity measures activated

Cholera, Zimbabwe

Sat Jul 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Sustained cholera transmission in Zimbabwe; 99 cases and three deaths in seven districts; transmission epicenter in Penhalonga mining area

Cyclosporiasis, USA

Sat Jul 4th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Cyclosporiasis cases increase to more than 300 in Michigan and more than 250 in Ohio, USA; source investigations ongoing

Norovirus, Panama

Sat Jul 4th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Cases in the norovirus outbreak in Chiriquí Province, Panama, have reached 2576 and are now declining; source remains under investigation

Undiagnosed event, USA

Sat Jul 4th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Undiagnosed febrile illnesses among Grand Canyon river rafters, Arizona, USA. RFI on diagnostic test results and any additional cases