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.

Foodborne botulism, Ukraine

Fri Jun 19th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Foodborne botulism with 12 cases across six regions in Ukraine during the first four months of 2026

Avian influenza, Sub-Antarctic

Fri Jun 19th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b kills more than 13 000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia

Hepatitis A, Canada

Fri Jun 19th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Sustained hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba, Canada, since 2024 reaches 784 cases, 165 hospitalizations, and 4 deaths; US CDC travel alert

Yellow fever, Colombia

Fri Jun 19th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- Sustained yellow fever outbreak in Colombia with 200 cases and 89 deaths; highest morbidity and mortality burden in Tolima Department

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Canada, USA, Mexico

Fri Jun 19th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- 19 Jun 2026 – FIFA World Cup 2026 disease event assessment

Poliomyelitis, Afghanistan

Fri Jun 19th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), Afghanistan – six cases confirmed in 2026

Avian influenza, Australia

Fri Jun 19th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Australia confirms the first detection of HPAI (H5) in wild seabirds in Western Australia