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.

Rotavirus infection, Ukraine

Tue Jul 7th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Rotavirus outbreak with suspected link to recreational water exposure at Zadurozhnoe Lake, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, with 49 hospitalizations

Mpox, Madagascar

Tue Jul 7th 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- Sustained transmission of mpox clade Ib in Madagascar, with 4117 cases and 15 deaths across 39 districts

Angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease), Réunion

Tue Jul 7th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Autochthonous human cases of neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm) in Réunion indicate endemic establishment

Diphtheria, Australia

Tue Jul 7th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Diphtheria cases in Australia increase to 413, predominantly in remote Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory and Western Australia

Foot and mouth disease, Republic of Korea

Tue Jul 7th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Foot and mouth disease serotype O outbreak confirmed in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea; six farms affected

Avian influenza, Australia

Tue Jul 7th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Seven wild bird detections of HPAI (H5) confirmed across three states in Australia, with a suspected additional case in South Australia

Avian influenza, USA

Tue Jul 7th 2026      24 reports (1 new)

- Sustained HPAI (H5N1) outbreak in dairy cattle with 71 herds under quarantine in Idaho, USA

Chikungunya, Costa Rica

Tue Jul 7th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Chikungunya outbreak in Playa Langosta, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, with four confirmed and 17 probable cases