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.

West Nile virus, Greece

Fri Jul 31st 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Early and intense WNV season reported in Greece: 42 cases, including 37 neuroinvasive cases and four deaths; Attica Region most affected

African swine fever, Finland

Fri Jul 31st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- African swine fever detected for the first time in wild boar in Virolahti municipality, Finland, near the Russian border

Avian influenza, China

Fri Jul 31st 2026      14 reports (1 new)

- Four human avian influenza A(H9N2) cases reported across four provinces in China, with symptom onset in July 2026

Dengue, Sri Lanka

Fri Jul 31st 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- Sri Lanka’s dengue outbreak surpasses 84 000 cases, with July accounting for 29 350 cases, the highest monthly total in 2026

Dengue, Costa Rica

Fri Jul 31st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Accelerating dengue transmission reported in Costa Rica; Central Pacific region most affected

Mpox, Madagascar

Fri Jul 31st 2026      13 reports (1 new)

- Mpox clade Ib outbreak in Madagascar: Deaths reach 22 as case fatality rate rises

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Fri Jul 31st 2026      14 reports (1 new)

- 31 Jul 2026 – USA confirms 43 new cases of New World screwworm as USDA announces phased reopening of southern cattle ports

Undiagnosed, Kenya

Fri Jul 31st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Unexplained mass mortality of African elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya; suspected toxic poisoning under investigation