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.

Novel Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus, Europe

Sun Aug 16th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-16 - Suspected new orthobunyavirus infections in cattle reported in the Netherlands amid ongoing regional spread

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Uganda

Sun Aug 16th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-16 - Two confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever including one death in Yumbe, Uganda, a district outside the established cattle corridor

Cyclosporiasis, USA

Sun Aug 16th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-16 - Michigan, USA, reports 13 909 cyclosporiasis cases and two deaths amid a multistate outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce

Legionellosis, USA

Sun Aug 16th 2026      30 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-16 - Community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City, USA; death toll rises to nine despite no new cases reported

Rift Valley fever, Eastern and Southern Africa

Sun Aug 16th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-16 - Rift Valley fever alert: Elevated outbreak risk ahead of El Niño-driven October–December 2026 rains in eight Eastern African countries

African swine fever, Finland

Sun Aug 16th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-16 - New wild boar detections of African swine fever confirmed in Virolahti municipality, Finland, prompting expansion of the restricted area

Powassan virus disease, USA

Sat Aug 15th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-15 - Second confirmed human case of Powassan virus disease in 2026 reported in Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Albania

Sat Aug 15th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-15 - Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Albania, with one confirmed case in Tropojë Municipality, an area not previously considered endemic

Japanese encephalitis, India

Sat Aug 15th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-15 - Japanese encephalitis cases surge during peak monsoon season in Assam, India

Gastroenteritis, Portugal

Sat Aug 15th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-15 - RFI: Gastroenteritis outbreak affecting more than 400 people on Faial Island, Central Azores, Portugal. RFI on results of diagnostic testing

Swine influenza, USA

Sat Aug 15th 2026      2 reports (2 new)

- 2026-08-15 - Human case of influenza A(H1N2) variant (swine flu) linked to a fair, confirmed in a swine exhibitor in Michigan, USA

- 2026-08-14 - Swine influenza A detected in pigs at a youth fair in Michigan, USA; human cases under investigation

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Spain

Fri Aug 14th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-14 - New human case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever reported in Salamanca, Spain; third case in the province and fourth in Spain in 2026

Legionellosis, France

Fri Aug 14th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-14 - Legionellosis cluster in Savoie, France: 43 cases and two deaths reported; source under investigation

Dengue, Viet Nam

Fri Aug 14th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-14 - Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, reports 25 774 dengue cases amid sustained rainy-season transmission

Foodborne illness, Indonesia

Fri Aug 14th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-14 - Foodborne illness outbreak affects 707 people in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia; multiple bacteria detected in school meals

Bluetongue, UK

Fri Aug 14th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-14 - First detections of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in sheep mark historic northward spread in Scotland, UK

Poliomyelitis, Afghanistan

Thu Aug 13th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-13 - Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case reported in Afghanistan, bringing total cases to 16 in 2026; southern provinces most affected

Chikungunya, Costa Rica

Thu Aug 13th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-13 - Chikungunya community transmission across five provinces in Costa Rica

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

Thu Aug 13th 2026      45 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-13 - 13 Aug 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease: 4566 confirmed cases and 2128 deaths in DRC; evidence points to months of undetected transmission

Diphtheria, Senegal

Thu Aug 13th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-13 - Diphtheria outbreak in eastern Senegal with three confirmed and 591 suspected cases, child deaths under investigation

Cholera, Myanmar

Thu Aug 13th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-13 - Increase in diarrheal illness in Yangon, Myanmar, with 170 hospitalized and 93 testing positive for cholera

Avian influenza, Australia

Thu Aug 13th 2026      20 reports (3 new)

- 2026-08-13 - First HPAI (H5N1) detection in a brown skua in Tasmania — virus now confirmed across six Australian states, Australia

- 2026-08-12 - HPAI (H5N1) established in native wildlife in Australia; captive bird vaccination launched amid escalating spread

- 2026-08-10 - HPAI H5N1 continues to spread across five Australian states, with 231 wild bird detections; poultry sector on alert

Mpox, USA

Wed Aug 12th 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - First confirmed mpox clade l case in San Diego County, California, USA, in a returning traveler from Western Europe

Lassa fever, Nigeria

Wed Aug 12th 2026      24 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria reaches 1000 confirmed cases, including 53 health workers, with 237 deaths across 116 LGAs

Measles, Spain

Wed Aug 12th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - Measles outbreak linked to pediatric emergency department reported in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, with six cases

Dengue, Bangladesh

Wed Aug 12th 2026      11 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - Dengue transmission in Bangladesh continues to increase, with cases exceeding 21 500 and deaths rising to 63

Chikungunya, French Guiana

Wed Aug 12th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - Chikungunya transmission in French Guiana reaches 1418 confirmed cases across multiple sectors

Japanese encephalitis, Nepal

Wed Aug 12th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - Japanese encephalitis in Nepal causes nine deaths among 46 cases ahead of seasonal peak

Foot and mouth disease, Viet Nam

Wed Aug 12th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - Foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in buffalo and cattle amid low vaccination coverage, Ha Tinh province, Viet Nam

Undiagnosed event, Pakistan

Wed Aug 12th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - RFI: Acute gastrointestinal illness surge across multiple hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan. RFI on diagnostic test results

African swine fever, Viet Nam

Wed Aug 12th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - African swine fever in pigs: 32 outbreak events across 29 communes, Lai Chau Province, Viet Nam

Undiagnosed event, India

Wed Aug 12th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-12 - RFI: Approximately 100 pediatric illnesses, seven deaths, in Baiga tribal area, Madhya Pradesh, India; etiology pending. RFI on diagnostics

Hepatitis A, Ecuador

Tue Aug 11th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - Ecuador reports 1771 hepatitis A cases in 2026, with an accelerating multi-year trend and the Amazon region disproportionately affected

Tick-borne diseases, Czechia

Tue Aug 11th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - Record-breaking surge in Lyme disease in Czechia, with 8108 cases reported in 2026

Salmonellosis, USA

Tue Aug 11th 2026      32 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - Multistate Salmonella Javiana outbreak in the USA, linked to jalapeño peppers; additional products recalled

Rabies, USA

Tue Aug 11th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - Five bat rabies detections in two months prompt a public health warning in Ohio, USA

Measles, Bangladesh

Tue Aug 11th 2026      11 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - Measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 138 184 suspected cases and 880 deaths as nationwide transmission continues

Foodborne illness, India

Tue Aug 11th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - RFI: Suspected foodborne illness affecting more than 100 people after a religious event in Bihar, India

Cholera, Cameroon

Tue Aug 11th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - Cholera outbreak in Cameroon's Far North expands to nine districts, with 990 cases and 28 deaths

Avian influenza, El Salvador

Tue Aug 11th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-11 - Preventive national zoosanitary alert for HPAI in El Salvador amid confirmed HPAI detections in wild birds in neighboring Honduras

Syphilis, Sri Lanka

Mon Aug 10th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-10 - Early syphilis cases in Sri Lanka increased by 471% between 2019 and 2025

Foodborne illness, USA

Mon Aug 10th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-10 - Campylobacteriosis cases in Idaho, USA, linked to raw milk: 113 cases, 11 hospitalized by late June; no new cases in a month

Hantavirus, Chile

Mon Aug 10th 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-10 - Hantavirus (Andes virus) included in national health alert for zoonotic diseases in Chile amid doubling of case fatality rate

Dengue, Vanuatu

Mon Aug 10th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-10 - Dengue outbreak continues in Shefa Province, Vanuatu: 76 confirmed cases; DENV-1 identified

Hand, foot, and mouth disease, Republic of Korea

Mon Aug 10th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- 2026-08-10 - Hand, foot, and mouth disease transmission intensifies in South Korea as neurological complications prompt further investigation

Diphtheria, Nigeria

Mon Aug 10th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 2026-08-10 - Niger State, Nigeria, reported 124 cases of diphtheria and 17 deaths amid vaccination gaps and ongoing transmission

African swine fever, Republic of Moldova

Mon Aug 10th 2026      2 reports (1 new)