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.

Mpox, Australia

Mon Jul 20th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Year-to-date cases of mpox (clade llb) in Western Australia surpass full-year 2025 total amid demographic broadening

Salmonellosis, Russian Federation

Mon Jul 20th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Point-source salmonellosis outbreak at recreational base in Stavropol, Russia; 97 cases linked to meat-processing plant supply chain

Avian influenza, Australia

Mon Jul 20th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- Australia reports 17 detections of HPAI (H5N1) in wild seabirds across three states, with ongoing risk to poultry sector

Tick-borne diseases, Canada

Mon Jul 20th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Increase in reported anaplasmosis cases amid tick expansion in Ontario and Nova Scotia, Canada

Dengue, Peru

Mon Jul 20th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Peru reports 22% increase in dengue cases, reaching 34 820 across 21 regions

Avian influenza, Peru

Mon Jul 20th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Multisite poultry outbreaks of HPAI (H5N1) detected in Lima and Lambayeque, Peru; national health emergency response initiated

African swine fever, Taiwan

Mon Jul 20th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- First 2026 detection of novel recombinant African swine fever virus strain in marine-drift wild boar carcass in Kinmen County, Taiwan

Norovirus, international waters

Mon Jul 20th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- RFI: National Geographic Sea Bird – third gastrointestinal illness outbreak of 2026 season; norovirus suspected. RFI on laboratory results